Kaushambi (UP), Jul 25 (PTI) A 50-year-old woman was killed after she was struck by lightning while working in the field in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district on Friday, police said.

Kesari Devi, a resident of Jamdua village under the Karari police station limits, was working in her paddy field when the lightning struck her amid heavy rain.

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People working nearby tried to take her to the hospital, but she succumbed to her injuries on the way, police said.

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