A 56-year-old cable company worker was electrocuted and killed on Friday while performing routine maintenance on a utility pole in rural Berne, New York. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. when low-hanging wires made contact with the basket of the worker’s Spectrum truck. The impact caused the truck to explode and catch fire. The worker, who was working alone, was pronounced dead at the scene. Charter Communications, Spectrum’s parent company, expressed condolences to the victim’s family and colleagues.