2 dead, 10 injured after lightning strikes soccer field in Mpumalanga
- Two people were killed by a bolt of lightning that struck a football field in Mpumalanga
- An additional ten men and women were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment
- ER24 medics attended to the scene and found 2 men under a tree and a further ten people strewn across the field
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A tragic turn of events left two people dead and a further 10 injured following a lightning storm.
A bolt of lightning struck a soccer field, when ER24 emergency services attended to the scene they found two men lying under a tree and another ten scattered on the field according to SABC.
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Two young men who were believed to be 18-years-old were pronounced dead on the scene according to News24.
The other ten people, both men and women suffered injuries that ranged from mild to serious.
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