Two minor girls died due to electrocution on Wednesday afternoon at South Dum Dum near Kolkata when they touched an electrical post the base of which was submerged in rainwater, police said.
The girls, Shreya Banik, 12, and Anuskha Nandy, 13, were making their way through a waterlogged street when the accident happened. They were declared dead on arrival at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, local police said.
The girls, both of whom were class 6 students, were going to their private tutor.
Krishna Banik, an eyewitness, told the local media that the girls tried to grab the post to save themselves from the water splashed by passing vehicles.
