A Tempo Traveller driver was electrocuted in a freak accident while washing his vehicle around 11.30 pm on Sunday, police said.
Anil T, 24, had connected the water pipe from a tap at the Megha Travels bus stand on NICE Road in western Bengaluru. The water was being pumped by a motor. The electric current passed through the water, and Anil collapsed.
Another driver who was washing his vehicle at the spot witnessed the accident and rushed Anil to a hospital where he died later, police added.
Police suspect that a short circuit or the poor condition of the motor wires caused the electric current to pass through the water, leading to the accident. Anil
suffered both entry and exit wounds.
A case has been registered at the Kengeri police station.
Anil was a resident of Rampura in Kanakapura taluk, Ramanagar district.