Man trapped in Camperdown after live wire falls on vehicle
A man was trapped in a hedge trimming machine in south-west Victoria when a live power line fell onto his vehicle.
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A man was trapped in a hedge trimming machine at Camperdown after hitting a live power line.
Emergency services were called about 10.15am on Thursday following reports a man was trapped inside a hedge trimmer machine.
The man inside the machine‘s cabin was clearing a hedge when he hit a live wire which fell onto the vehicle.
A police spokesperson on scene said emergency services were able to pull the fuze of the live wire safely for the man to get out.
The rescue took about 45 minutes.
CFA, police, SES and Powercor attended.
The man was not injured.
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