A 12-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he and a man in his 50s were struck by lightning at a school in Hertfordshire.
The schoolboy and man were hit during a district football tournament at The Sele School on Monday afternoon.
The East of England Ambulance Service attended the scene at 5.16pm and the child was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in a “critical condition”. The man was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital. His current condition is not known.
In statement on Facebook, headteacher Chris Quach said: “There was a district football tournament organised by an external body at The Sele School. Sadly, a young boy from another school and an adult was struck by lightning during this event.
“They have been taken to the hospital. Myself, the entire staff at Sele and wider community would like to thank emergency services, the community and our first aiders who were quick to respond whilst waiting for emergency services.”
A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 5.16pm with reports that two people, a 12 year old boy and a man in his fifties, had been struck by lightning in Welwyn Road, Hertford.
“We sent East Anglian Air Ambulance, two ambulance officer vehicles, an ambulance, a BASICS vehicle and a rapid response car.
“The child was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in a critical condition and the man was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital for further care. Both were conveyed by land ambulance.”
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