PECO Worker Electrocuted In Radnor: Police

RADNOR, PA – A PECO worker died after he was electrocuted Wednesday morning in Radnor Township, according to Radnor Police and PECO officials.

The 62-year-old worker was found after a power outage was reported in the Boxwood Road and Berwood Lane area in the Rosemont section of Radnor just after 5 a.m., police said.

When police arrived, an officer located a PECO bucket truck on scene and stopped to talk with the worker.

Police said when the officer yelled up to the truck's elevated bucket with no response, he shined his flashlight and saw a worker with his hands on the wire.

EMS and PECO crews responded and got the bucket and the deceased worker down, police said.

PECO officials said the incident is under investigation and that PECO is working with local authorities and industry regulators as the investigation progresses.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family," a PECO spokesman said.

Police said the worker's name is not being released as next of kin has yet to be notified.

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