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A-28-year old employee for the Electricity Supply Cooperation of Malawi (ESCOM) has died at Mponela in Dowa District after falling off from a pole.
The incident happened on Sunday morning.
Mponela police spokesperson Macpatson Msadala has identified the deceased as Dean Aaron Chipiko, of Kafodya village in the area of Traditional Authority Phambala in Ntcheu District.
Msadala said that the deceased, who was working as a power linesman was together with his colleagues, installing optic fibre cables around Mponela Trade Centre.
He added that he sustained serious injuries after he fell and was rushed to Mponela Rural Hospital, where he died.
