An electrician attached to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure met an untimely death on Monday after he was electrocuted while working on the Essequibo Coast.

Dead is Orwayne Cozier , an electrician in his mid-twenties who lived in Campbellville in the city. The incident occurred sometime after midday on Monday.

Reports are that the man and a colleague were working when the two came into contact with a live wire. While the man’s colleague managed to escape with minor injuries , he felt the brunt of the incident.

The man’s death left his relatives in shock.