Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A boy has been seriously injured after being struck by lightning on a football field in Blackpool.
Emergency services were called to the field on School Road shortly after 5pm on Tuesday following reports a child had been injured, LancsLive reports.
Police say enquiries are ongoing, but at this time they 'believe the boy had been struck by lightning'. The boy, whose age has not been released, is said to be in a serious condition in hospital.
Motorists are being advised to avoid the area. Lancashire Police have launched an appeal for witnesses. A Lancashire Police spokesperson said: "We were called shortly after 5.05pm today (Tuesday, May 11) to a football
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