Five footballers injured in lightning strike

Five football players were injured when lightning struck them during a match in a field at Kelo village under Bonai police station in Orissa's Sundargarh district.

Updated on: Aug 20, 2010, 15:54:20 IST

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Five football players were injured when lightning struck them during a match in a field at Kelo village under Bonai police station in Orissa's Sundargarh district.

Police sources said, a football match between Baramusa and Kelo village teams were on when lightning struck the ground injuring five players.

All injured were rushed to Bonai government hospital.

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