Man critical after being struck by lightning
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 @ 11:38 AM
A MAN is seriously ill in hospital after being struck by lightning in Madrid.
The victim, a 43-year-old Ecuadorian national, was talking on his mobile phone while standing under a tree in the Puente de Vallecas district of the capital at around 21.30hrs last night (Tuesday).
Witnesses say he was playing football in the park at the crossroads between the C/ León Felipe and the Avenida Miguel Hernández when it started to rain and he sought refuge under a tree.
He was struck through the upper chest, near the collar-bone, and the bolt of lightning went through him and came out near his groin.
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