Tributes pour in for Blackpool boy, 9, who died after being struck by lightning There are no words for such a tragedy.
07:57, 12 MAY 2021
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Emergency services were called to the playing fields off School Road and Jepson Way (Image: Google)
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A community is mourning the tragic death of a young boy after he was struck by lightning.
Lightning kills boy, 9, on Blackpool football field Heartbroken Spirit of Youth club offers support for victim s family
Police were called to the Blackpool grounds after reports a child was injured
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A nine-year-old boy has been killed after being struck by lightning on a football field.
Police were called to the scene in Blackpool, Lancashire, just after 5pm on Tuesday night to reports a child had been injured.
Emergency services attended and the boy was taken to hospital but died a short time later.
A Lancashire Police spokesman said: Although enquiries are still ongoing, at this time we believe the boy had been struck by lightning.
Boy, 9, killed after being hit by lightning named and pictured
The nine-year-old, named locally as Jordan Banks, was playing on a football field when the incident happened
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LONDON A 9-year-old boy has died in northern England after being hit by lightning.
Emergency services responded to reports of a seriously injured child at a soccer field in Blackpool on Tuesday afternoon.
The boy, who has not been named by authorities, was taken to a hospital but died in the evening.
Lancashire Police said enquiries were ongoing but officers believe he was struck by lightning.