SOTT – Sign OfThe Times
By Ben Haslam
The Star (UK)
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:14 UTC
The footage shows the moment the game was forced to be halted when the referee was injured after he was stood next to a tree that was hit by a bolt of lightning
Horrendous footage has been shared online of the moment a tree was struck by lightning during a football match, leading to a referee being rushed to hospital.
The shocking video, shared across social media, shows a lightning bolt coming down and striking the tree near the ref of a match in Bago City, Philippines. In the video, shrieks can be heard as people watched on in horror while the referee was electrocuted before the video abruptly ends.