A worker was trying to save his electrocuted friend when he suffered a shock and fell to his death from a three-storey building.
Tragic footage of the incident shows the construction worker rushing to the aid of his stricken colleague.
He tries to lift his pal out of danger before his body stiffens as electricity courses through his body.
The worker is thrown backwards by the immense force of the shock, tumbling off the exposed building and falling to the ground below, as reported by Need To Know.
According to reports, the tragedy happened when the man’s head made contact with an exposed, high-voltage cable while carrying out work on a water tank at a house in Venezuela’s state of Miranda.
The man is said to have immediately lost consciousness before falling onto the street, as passersby could be heard screaming out for help
It’s understood the man died as a result of the impact of the fall.
The worker who survived was reportedly rushed to a nearby hospital.
He remains in serious condition due to the severity of the electric burns he sustained.
Neighbours and other local residents have reportedly demanded a thorough inspection of the area’s exposed wiring.
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