Elderly couple killed by lightning in Eastern Cape
28 December 2018 - 11:26
By IAVAN PIJOOS
Image: Gallo Images/Thinkstock An 84-year-old woman and a 64-year-old man died after being struck by lightning in Ngqamakhwe, Eastern Cape, on their way home from an initiation ceremony.
Two people were killed after being struck by lightning in a village in Ngqamakhwe, Eastern Cape, said police spokesperson Capt Jackson Manatha.
He said an elderly couple — an 84-year-old woman and a 64-year-old man — were on their way home from an initiation ceremony on Thursday.
They were declared dead on the scene, said Manatha.
