Lightning kills three at Rajkot park

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Press Trust of India Rajkot
Last Updated : Aug 27 2016 | 8:57 PM IST
Three persons, including a woman and her son, were killed and as many were injured when the lightning struck at Ishwariya Park, a picnic spot, here this evening, police said.
A large number of people had gathered at the park, which is on the city outskirts, for picnic this evening when the weather suddenly worsened.
"A lightning struck near gate number 2, where there was a group of six persons. It killed three of them and injured the other three," Pradhyumnagar police station's inspector R Y Raval said.
The deceased were identified as Aarti, her son Bhargav and Ajay.

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First Published: Aug 27 2016 | 8:57 PM IST

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