LYNCHBURG (WSLS 10) - An investigation is underway after a father and son were killed in Lynchburg.
Police say the two appear to have died after being electrocuted by a power line.
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Timothy Chittum Sr., 55, and Timothy Chittum Jr., 26, both from Lynchburg, were found unresponsive in the 200 block of Rivermont Avenue at about 3:15 p.m.
Witnesses say the two were doing maintenance work on a chimney when their ladder came in contact with a power line.
The victims have been transported to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy and confirmation on cause of death.
The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to contact Det. T.C. Barley at 434-455-6162 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-798-5900.