The shocking moment lightning killed one person and injured three others in India

The moment lightning struck and killed a man in India. (Video: The Indian Express)

A tragedy that shocks all of India. One man died and three others were seriously injured after being struck by lightning Friday afternoon in the city of Gurgaon, Haryana State.

Everything was recorded by security cameras in a park. The images, very raw, quickly went viral on social networks. There you can see how a group of people they were taking refuge under the canopy of a tree when lightning struck them. They were shot instantly.

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As reported by Krishan Kumar, a police spokesperson, to local media The Indian Express, they had to take shelter because it started to rain heavily. “Lightning struck and everyone was injured. They were rushed to Medeor Hospital, but one of the men died on Friday evening. The other three, for now, are stable, ”he said. The victim has been identified as Ramprasad, a 38-year-old gardener.

Continuing, the official spokesperson said that the authorities they took a statement from the survivors and that the body of the deceased remains in the morgue, waiting for his family to move there. “When they arrive, we’ll investigate the matter more. No complaint has yet been filed, ”he concluded.

This is not the first time that such a thing has happened in the country. In June of last year, 83 people lost their lives after being struck by lightning. This shocking record happened in one day at the stadium in Bihar, North India.

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Lightning struck a campsite and killed a girl

Something similar happened in December of last year in Neuquén. Lightning struck near the swimming pool in the recreation area belonging to the Union of Civilian Personnel (UPCN) in La Herradura, in the town of Plottier, and killed an 11 year old girl it was instead.

The powerful electric shock hit a tree and the shock wave caused him serious injuries the miner, along with others with minor injuries, the researchers revealed.

Speaking to TN, Commissioner Rubén Escobar stressed that “it was an unforeseen tragedy because this type of weather situation is not normal in the region “. “It is precisely because of the formation of this storm that people, including the victim’s family, they were already leaving the premises when it all happened, ”he argued.

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When officers arrived at the scene, they were able to check the minor’s injuries and immediately began resuscitation and subsequent transfer of the girl to Plottier Hospital. However, a few minutes later, medical authorities admitted that there was not much to do and they confirmed his death.