India, Nov. 2 -- Eight labourers died after being electrocuted while working on a road construction project in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district on Monday, when a gravel-mixing machine came into contact with an overhead high-tension power line. Five other workers were injured in the incident, police said.

The accident occurred in Chhapoli village, where a narrow road linking Chhapoli and Kadamkund was being constructed with public participation. All eight workers who died were residents of the area, Udaipurwati Station House Officer Rampal said.

According to the SHO, the machine being used to mix gravel touched the overhead power line, allowing electricity to pass through the equipment and electrocuting the workers at the site.

The incide...