Five women electrocuted, six injured in Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh

At least five women from the same family died and six others received serious burns Thursday morning when a high tension wire broke and fell on an autorickshaw in a village in the Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh.

A young girl and five others, who received burn injuries, have been rushed to a hospital at Anantapur, according to officials.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy ordered an inquiry and has announced ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the victims.