Schoolboy electrocuted in Westville

A schoolboy was critically injured when he was electrocuted at a school in Westville this afternoon, Highway Mail reports.

“ER24 paramedics were called to the school and lead into the classroom, where they found the boy,” said ER24’s spokesperson, Russel Meiring.

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He noted the boy, who is believed to be 15 years old, had serious burns to his chest and hands and was in a critical condition.

“It is believed that the learners were using a transformer-like device when he was electrocuted,” said Meiring.

The learner was treated at the school and taken to St Augustine’s Hospital.

-Caxton News Service

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