Two Waukegan Public Works employees were injured in an electrocution accident Thursday morning, officials said. Firefighters were called to the scene at Pershing and Greenwood avenues around 11:30

Two public works employees were rushed to the hospital, one by helicopter, after they were electrocuted by a power line in Waukegan Thursday morning.

Two city workers from Waukegan were rushed to the hospital Thursday morning after they were shocked by power lines. Firefighters said the workers were trimming trees at Pershing Road and Greenwood Avenue near the Waukegan Generating Station,

The fire department said a crane boom on a truck came into contact with a power line, electrifying the truck and injuring the two men.