Balrampur, Sep 26 (PTI) Three members of a family, including a brother-sister duo, were killed in a lightning strike in Balrampur district in Chhattisgarh on Sunday, police said.

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The incident took place in a potato field in Duppi village in the evening when the deceased and other family members were working, a Rajapur police station official said.

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"Shivlal Gond (20) died on the spot while Vinod and his sister Kajal, both 10, succumbed to injuries in a hospital. Two others from the family were injured, one of whom is critical," he said.

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