Banka, Aug. 3 -- At least six people, including a father and his seven-year-old son, were killed and seven others injured in separate lightning strike incidents during heavy rainfall in Banka district on Saturday.
According to police, Brahmadev Yadav and his only son, Prince Yadav (7), died on the spot after being struck by lightning while supervising paddy transplantation work in a field at Khaba village under the Baliamahara Panchayat in Banka Sadar police station area.
In another incident, Vinod Yadav was killed after being struck by lightning while working in a field at Golhu village under Banka police station limits. One more person also lost his life in a separate lightning strike at Lilabaran village in the same area.
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