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Woman killed when lightning strikes

A second is fighting for her life.

January 18, 2022
Kempton Express Less than a minute
Photo: Emer-G-Med.

A 40-year-old woman was killed and a second was left fighting for her life after they were struck by lightning in Kempton Park on Monday evening.

According to Emer-G-Med, paramedics responded to the scene on Jones Road at about 18:00 when they found the two women lying on the ground.

The first woman was declared dead upon arrival of paramedics.

The second woman was found in a critical condition and several advanced life support interventions were needed to stabilise her before she was transported to hospital.

 

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January 18, 2022
Kempton Express Less than a minute

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Marietta Lombard

Editor-in-Chief of Caxton Joburg Metro with 26 years' experience in the community newspaper industry. I serve as Gauteng Director and deputy executive director of the Forum of Community Journalists and I am a press representative of the Press Council SA.
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