Actor playing Jesus is electrocuted after cross hits power lines in Guatemala

Summary
An actor was electrocuted during a performance of the Passion of Christ on the Via Sacra in Colomba, Guatemala, last Friday, 29th. The 24-year-old was treated by fire crews for burns.

A performance of the Passion of Christ resulted in moments of ‘high tension’ in a city in Guatemala, last Friday, 29th. Images show the moment in which an actor representing Jesus is lifted onto a cross and the equipment hits power lines and the boy is electrocuted.

The unusual case happened on the Via Sacra in the city of Colomba. In a video that circulated on social media, it is possible to see the moment in which the actor, a 24-year-old young man, is lifted onto the cross.

Accidentally, the cross hits high voltage wires, which cause sparks and despair among those present. He is quickly rescued by people celebrating Holy Week.

The actor was then attended to by the local Fire Department team, who reported that the young man was taken to a hospital with burns, but his injuries were not life-threatening.

Source: Redação Terra