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Town employee dies in electrical accident

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Posted at 5:54 PM, Apr 21, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-21 19:07:12-04

An employee of the Town of Welsh died in an accident, a post by the town indicates.

The employee was electrocuted while he was working in a bucket truck this afternoon, Mayor Carolyn Louviere said.

The man, who has not been identified pending notification of next of kin, was transported via ambulance to a hospital but did not survive, she said.

Here's the city's post: