Kushinagar (UP), May 16 (PTI) A 45-year-old woman died on Friday evening after being struck by lightning while working in a field during rain and thunderstorms in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh, police said

The incident occurred in a village the Kasya area when Sangeeta Devi was working in a field located to the south of the village, Station House Officer (SHO) Om Prakash Tiwari said.

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He said that as light rain began, accompanied by lightning and thunder, she took shelter under a mango tree.

A bolt of lightning struck the same tree and she came in direct contact with it. Sangeeta was severely burned and died on the spot, he said.

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Villagers and her family members went to the scene upon hearing the thunder, the SHO said.

A local police team also reached the spot shortly after being informed and sent the body for postmortem, he added.

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