A tragic incident has unfolded during a football match, where a lightning strike caused the death of one player and 12 others
One dead and 12 injured after horrific lightning strike during football match
A tragic incident has unfolded during a football match, where a lightning strike caused the death of one player and 12 others
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Patrick Austen-Hardy Senior Sports Journalist
08:56, 06 Aug 2026
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Experts regularly advise sports organisers to stop matches when lightning and thunder are nearby
24-yr-old footballer dies after lightning strikes pitch during match
