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Narathiwat, Thailand: Lightning strike kills footballer Safwan Awae during football match, injuring 12
['The Nightly', 'Sopan Deb']
The West Australian
WARNING: Distressing contentA football match in southern Thailand has ended in tragedy after a lightning strike killed one player and injured 12 others during a violent monsoon storm.
Shocking video captured the moment lightning struck the pitch during the Golok Cup regional tournament at Santiphap Stadium in Narathiwat province.
Twenty-four-year-old footballer Safwan Awae was struck by the lightning and collapsed on the field.
Retired bus driver Michael Day was walking his daughter’s dog ‘Messi’ near Felstead Crescent in Hamersley about 9am when he was struck.
The incident was witnessed by neighbours, who raced outside to find the 78-year-old man lying on the ground in pain.