Lightning Sends Chunk of Highway Through Truck in Florida May 13, 2021
A lightning strike in Florida launched a chunk of highway pavement through a truck windshield and injured two people inside the vehicle on Monday morning, according to fire officials.
The Walton County Fire Rescue responded to the accident on Interstate 10 near DeFuniak Springs, news outlets reported. Photos shared by the department on social media showed the Ford pickup truck’s windshield and back window shattered.
Walton County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Corey Dobridnia told the Tallahassee Democrat that the two occupants of the vehicle suffered minor lacerations from the smashed glass and “will be fine.”
Lightning caused a piece of road to smash through a truck's windscreen in the US, meanwhile in the UK, a boy has been struck by lightning on a football field.
By Heather @Heather723
May 11, 2021
On Monday morning, a lightning strike along I-10 in the Florida Panhandle caused a chunk of the road to fly through the windshield of a pickup truck!
Walton County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Corey Dobridnia told the Tallahassee Democrat that the two occupants of the vehicle suffered minor lacerations from the smashed glass and “will be fine.”
It s a different story for their truck, however. Photo s posted to social media show the Ford pickup truck’s windshield and back window both shattered, and the driver s headrest knocked back.
Just last month Florida was dethroned as the lightning capital of the country, taking second place behind Oklahoma.