Daltonganj: Three family members were reduced when the overhead wire immediately fell on them on Tuesday afternoon at Lehar Banjari under the police station on the Palamu District in Palamu District.
The deceased was identified as Kushwar Chowdhury (25), Suresh Chowdhury (55) and the Single Chowdhury (45).
Officers responsible for the Utari road police station, Shiv Kumar, confirmed the incident.
JBVNL General Manager at Palamu, Sanjay Kumar, said they were investigating how the accident occurred.