Man Carrying Cross at Funeral Killed by Lightning

Ljubljana, 23 June - A man carrying a large metal crucifix at a funeral procession near Ljubljana on Wednesday was killed when lighting struck the cross.

The funeral procession was taking place just as a severe summer storm moved across the area around Ljubljana on Wednesday afternoon.

According to Slovenian police, a 62-year-old man died in hospital from the injuries he sustained from the lighting strike to the cross he was carrying.

Another man was slightly injured and a number of people attending the funeral procession at Brezovica, some 10km south of Ljubljana, were thrown to the ground by the lighting, the report said.

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