Struck by lightning, football player dies on field during match in Indonesia, Watch

A footballer died after lightning struck him during a football match in Indonesia. The incident occurred during a friendly match between 2 FLO FC Bandung and FBI Subang at Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung, West Java.

The distressing event was reported by the local news on Monday, while, a video of the incident is going viral over the internet. In the video, the 35-year-old player identified as Septain Raharja can be seen getting struck by the lightning.

This is the second such event in the past year that has occurred in Indonesia. According to local media, the footballer man was still breathing after the incident. He was rushed to the nearby hospital, however, he succumbed to burn injuries.

Earlier, a young football player in Bojonegoro from East Java met with same incident. He was struck by lightning during the Soeratin U-13 Cup in 2023. He had suffered a cardiac arrest and later died in the Ibnu Sina Hospital in Bojonegoro.

In 2023, a 21-year-old Brazilian footballer was struck by lightning while playing on the pitch in Brazil. The deceased, identified as Caio Henrique de Lima Goncalves, was playing for his Uniao Jaiirense team in a cup fixture in the southern state of Parana when he was jolted by the lightning strike.

He was immediately rushed to hospital after collapsing on the pitch, but he succumbed to injuries.

According to the refereeing rulebook, the referee holds the interpretation of poor weather in most parts of the world. According to reports, in the Netherlands, all football games were suspended on February 8, 2020 due to high wind speeds in the country.

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