Schoolkids hit by lightning
15/03/2007 09:18  - (SA)  

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Johannesburg - Two Limpopo high school pupils were killed by lightning in the Sekhukhune area on Wednesday, SABC news reported.

The two were killed at St Marks College at Jane Furse, while a third pupil sustained serious burn wounds.

The principal, Simon Choshane, said the three were struck by lightning near the school on their way home during light rain. The injured pupil was taken to the nearby Jane Furse hospital.

Choshane said their parents had been notified and that the incident had shocked the community, SABC reported.

- SAPA

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