Footballer dies after being hit by lightning on field playing friendly match in Indonesia; watch terrifying viral video
Chandigarh, February 13
A footballer has been hit by lightning while he was playing a match on the field Indonesian.
A video–capturing the moment when the 35-year-old, Septain Raharja, was struck by the lightning–has gone viral.
Footballer (soccer) dead after being struck by lightning during a match in Indonesia⚡️
⭕️The man, later identified as Septain Raharja(35), was competing in a friendly football match between 2 FLO FC Bandung and FBI Subang, when lightning struck him at around 4:20pm local time on… pic.twitter.com/rAzB0rHCVi
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The terrifying video showed Raharja, from Subang, collapsing soon after the incident.
According to standard.co.uk, Septain Raharja, was playing a friendly match between 2 FLO FC Bandung and FBI Subang, when lightning struck him at around 4:20pm local time on Saturday.
The footballer was breathing when the incident occurred and rushed to a local hospital, but died soon afterwards, according to Indonesia’s PRFM News.