EXPOSED WIRES?!!

alrighty so apparently this man died wednesday near my place after he touched the metal street light while standing on this electrical junction box thing. so i thought about physics and how we are learning the electric charges. according to the city officials there was an exposed wire which may have unfortunately caused the man to be electrocuted. the exposed wire is a conductor because it allows the flow of electrons. i wonder if the electrons went through the man which is quite a scary thought. yeah so dont do those things at once, otherwise you might get electrocuted!!