Jordan Banks, 9, died an hour after being struck by lightning as he played football, inquest hears
Updated: 17 May 2021, 18:13
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A TRAGIC nine-year-old boy died in hospital an hour after he was struck by lightning as he played football, an inquest heard today.
Jordan Banks, 9, was taking part in a one-on-one training session in a field in Blackpool when the horror unfolded on Tuesday.
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An inquest was today opened and adjourned into his tragic death.
The hearing was told Jordan was hit by lightning during a thunderstorm at 5pm.
He was declared dead in hospital an hour later.
Blackpool Coroner's Court was told a post-mortem was not carried out as a paediatrician gave his cause of death as being struck by lightning.