Tragedy struck in a private secondary school in Okpuno, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, as three male students lost their lives while playing football on the school field.
It was gathered tha late Saturday a heavy rainfall accompanied by breeze and thunderstorms had killed the affected students.
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An eyewitness, said students were practising on the school’s pitch in preparation for a football competition before the lightning started, noting that about nine students were involved while six of them were rescucitated later at the school’s clinic where they were first rushed to.
“The boys were practising on the football pitch with their coach in preparaton for a football tournament", the eyewitness said.
“The coach had ended the practice session before the rains started, but some of the students stayed behind to continue playing football.
“Lightning, accompanied by claps of thunderstorms suddenly enveloped the area and the boys were struck in the process”
Witness reports added that “a teacher heard the students screaming and running. 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 gathered to help. The boys were immediately rushed to the school clinic, from where they were taken to 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.”
A doctor at the hospital, said three out of the nine boys were brought into the hospital dead, but six others were revived.
“As of now, parents of two of the dead boys have taken the corpses away, while one is still in the mortuary.
“It is sad that they were playing on the field barefooted. If they had boots on, the impact of the lightning would probably have been minimised,’’ the doctor added.
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