Viral Footballer Struck By Lightning, Siliwangi Stadium Has Not Yet Given Information

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JAKARTA - The unfortunate incident happened to a footballer who was playing at the Siliwangi Stadium, Bandung. The lightning spread in the middle of the field made the player lying down until he was rushed to the hospital.

The moment was widely uploaded by netizens on social media until it went viral. It is known, the unfortunate incident occurred on Saturday, February 10, from the news circulating that the man who was the victim of the lightning strike was 30 years old.

In the video circulating, there is a sound that says the situation when the unfortunate incident occurred was not raining. However, the cloudy clouds do look over the south and east sides of the stadium.

When the match was running for 15 minutes, the first lightning struck. It's just that the lightning strike hit the rod and did not immediately grab into the field.

A second later, the next lightning appeared which immediately shocked both teams and many people lying down. At that moment, the victim was seen unconscious.

One of the videos was also uploaded to the @pematpersijakarta account on Instagram. In the uploaded, it can be seen that the victim was struck by lightning which also emits sparks.

The victim was then taken to the sidelines. Based on the information written by the account, it was known that not long ago the victim was declared dead due to a lightning strike.

"Again playing football at the stadium and being hit by a lightning strike. The victim died," wrote the account.

From the comments column, it is also known that the victim suffered a reddish black wound to the chest. Until this news was published, VOI was still trying to contact the manager of the Siliwangi Stadium for further information.

Seorang pria asal Subang tewas tersambar petir saat bermain sepakbola di Lapangan Stadion Siliwangi, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat, Sabtu (10/2/2024) Sore tadi.#viral #viralindo #indoviral #indo pic.twitter.com/nEJFbHLYNP

— The Scariest Project (@ScariestProject) February 10, 2024

A man from Subang was killed by lightning while playing football at the Siliwangi Stadium Field, Bandung City, West Java, Saturday (10/2/2024) This afternoon. #viral #viralindo #indoviral #indopic.twitter.com/nEJFbHLYNP