Medics at Non Dindaeng Hospital help a man injured by lightning in Non Dindaeng district in Buri Ram on Sunday. (Photo by Surachai Piraksa)A man died after being hit by lightning while celebrating Sonkgran in Buri Ram during a summer storm on Sunday. The injured were sent to Non Dindaeng Hospital and one of them - identified as Worawut Boonkong, 24 -later died, police said. Witnesses in the area said the five were splashing water from a vehicle parked under a big tree during a thunderstorm when lightning struck them. Buri Ram was one of the provinces affected by summer storms during the Songkran holidays.

Source: Bangkok Post April 16, 2018 10:18 UTC