Man Almost Hanged To Death With Electric Wire

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By Taga Ibaan Ako

A resident of Brgy. Munting Tubig, Ibaan, Batangas almost got himself killed when his neck got entangled with electric wire hanging down from its post after a truck loaded with sugar cane cut it out from its source.

According to Dandoy Mendoza, he was on his way to Sito Sta. Margarita late night on his motorbike when the incident happened. The road was half-illuminated with lights and a hanging black wire is hardly noticeable. He was running at around 30-40kmphr when the wire caught his neck, almost choking him to death. The wire caused wounds around his neck and is still trying to recover from it.

Acres of land in the area has been used and cultivated as sugarcane farm. Majority of which are on an "ariendo" or lease basis by sugar planters. It is a common knowledge to the residents of the barangay that trucks loaded with sugarcane passing the barangay road have been cutting their electric wire  lines, particularly those hanging low across the road, causing brownouts to some households

Worst, some of them would just leave the barangay without fixing the loose electric wires, or at least give notice to barangay officials what they have done. Wires will left hanging at the risk of the residents and other motorists in the area.

Mr. Mendoza's near death experience should serve as a reminder to all barangays with sugarcane farm. Sugar planters and truck owners, as well as their drivers must be reprimanded for causing damages to the barangay and to its residents. A limit on the sugar cane loaded on trucks is also appropriate to be implemented since, aside from cutting electric lines, they have been causing cracks and eventually breaking barangay roads which are not designed for their combined weight.

Ibaan Electric's attention should also be called upon to fix low hanging electric wires since it's part of their duties and responsibilities to have them installed in safe places.

Up to this time, no sugarcane planters or truck owners has come forward to take responsibility to the incident. Mr. Mendoza has been personally shouldering his medical expenses.