Lightning Strike Leaves 3 High School Students Dead In Anambra…Teachers Dumbfounded

Three high school students have died  after being struck  by lightning in Awka South Local Government , Anambra state.

Team@orientactualmags.com  learned that the sad incident was recorded on Saturday while the students were playing football.

 ‘The students were practicing on the football pitch under the supervision of their coach preparatory to a tournament.

The coach had ended the training session before the rain started, but some of the students stayed behind to continue playing football.

Lightning, accompanied by claps of thunderstorm, suddenly enveloped the area and the boys were struck in the process.

A teacher heard the students scream and run. He ran to the field and saw at least nine students trembling and jerking on the turf.

That was when he raised the alarm and people rushed to the field to help. The boys were immediately rushed to the school clinic, from where they were taken to a hospital in Awka.

Six of the nine boys were resuscitated and are currently receiving treatment, but three did not survive. Their parents have been contacted’ an eyewitness said.

 The teachers were reportedly shocked and dumbfounded as students, who were hale, and hearty before the incident happened, had suddenly lost strength and were lying helpless-Team@orientactualmags.com  
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