- A lightning strike during a football match in southern Thailand tragically killed 24-year-old player Sofwan Awae and injured 12 other individuals.
- The incident took place at Santiphap Stadium in Sungai Golok on Tuesday, where Awae, a winger for SAMCOLTS, sustained critical injuries and later died despite immediate medical attention.
- Social media footage captured the terrifying moment a lightning bolt struck the pitch near several players, accompanied by a loud explosion, prompting teammates to attempt resuscitation.
- A total of a dozen players, including one Malaysian, were hospitalised after the strike during a Golok FA Cup match between SAMCOLTS and Abu x Nong Sirin.
- This fatal event highlights the ongoing risk of lightning strikes in Thailand, where 283 people were affected between 2020 and 2024, and coincided with another incident in India where 14 people died from lightning on the same day.
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