Six farm labourers were killed and four others injured when lightning struck them at a village in Chandrapur district, police said today.
The labourers were engaged in sowing work at a farm in Wadgaon village under Koparna taluka of the district when lightning struck them last evening, Range police said.
There was a heavy downpour accompanied with lightning and high velocity winds. The six labourers took shelter in a nearby hut where lightning struck them.
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The four others who sustained severe burn injuries were rushed to government's Primary Health Centre, they added.