Around 20 dead by electrocution in Haiti Carnival accident

Around 20 people were killed during a Carnival parade in Haiti ' s capital early Tuesday when a music group ' s float hit a low-hanging power line, causing them to be electrocuted, Cop said. The accident occurred as thousands of people were at streets of downtown Port-au-Prince for the raucous annual celebration. People at the scene said someone on the float touched an overhead power line with a pole or stick as the float passed underneath it. According to Nadia Lochard, a coordinator for the Department of Civil Protection, said around 20 people were killed and 46 were injured.