Lorry driver electrocuted after vehicle hit overhead power line
Summary
A coroner’s inquest heard that lorry driver Andy Lloyd, 56, died after the grab arm of his truck hit an 11,000-volt overhead power line at a farm in Conwy, Wales. Lloyd climbed out of the cab and was electrocuted when he touched a metal step; his 14-year-old son was with him but escaped safely.Key Facts
- Lloyd was delivering hardcore to Tan y Dderwen Farm in Betws-yn-Rhos on 1 May.
- His 14-year-old son had joined him for work experience.
- The truck’s grab arm contacted overhead cables carrying 11,000 volts.
- Lloyd was electrocuted after leaving the cab and touching the truck’s metal step.
- Contractors helped Lloyd’s son out of the lorry, performed CPR on Lloyd and called an ambulance.
- A Scottish Power engineer found the lorry still in contact with the cables after the power supply had tripped.
- The coroner concluded that Lloyd died as a result of an accident.
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