# Window cleaner seriously hurt by high-voltage cable in Nuenen

> A window cleaner was taken to hospital on Wednesday after his long pole touched a high-voltage cable at a business premises on the Collseweg.

Society · published 2026-10-28 13:43 · https://nlnow.nl/a/window-cleaner-seriously-hurt-by-high-voltage-cable-in-nuenen/

A window cleaner was seriously injured on Wednesday at a business premises on the Collseweg in Nuenen, North Brabant, when his long pole touched a high-voltage cable. He received an electric shock.

Police said the man was taken to hospital "seriously injured but alive". A police spokesperson confirmed that a trauma helicopter landed to bring medical staff to the scene.

Bystanders said the man briefly caught fire after the shock and that the bang could be heard from far away.

The fire brigade was at the scene, and police cordoned off the area around the building.

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