Watch: Footballer killed by lightning strike during match

A horrific video showing a footballer getting killed by a lightning strike during a match in Indonesia is going viral on social media.

Watch ARY News live on live.arynews.tv

Indonesian news agency PRFM News reported that the heartwrenching incident reportedly happened during a friendly match at Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung.

The horrific video showed the man playing the match when it started to rain. Suddenly, gets struck by lightning and collapses on the field.

lightning struck a man during a football match in Indonesia 🇮🇩https://t.co/JnRUJSukl1

— Kobbie Mainoo Fans (@KobbeMainoo) February 11, 2024

The other players reportedly rushed to assist him. He was transferred to Sariningsih Hospital where he died during treatment.

Social media users expressed their shock and dismay with their comments. Here’s what they said.

Watch guys… There’s a new flash in Indonesia now

— George Popsii (@IamPopsii_) February 12, 2024

Omg that is terrifying

— SunshineFC15 (@SunshineFC15) February 11, 2024

Very sad 😢😢

— Ved Prakash (@VedPrakash7262) February 12, 2024

The National Weather Service stated that a person becomes “part of the main lightning discharge channel” when struck by one. The phenomenon occurs when the victim is in open space.

It is lethal because “the current moves along and just over the skin surface (called flashover) and a portion of the current moves through the body–usually through the cardiovascular and/or nervous systems”.