A 17-year-old girl has died on the spot yesterday while two others were left unconscious after the trio was struck by lightning in Munwa village, Nsama District, according to ZANIS.

A family representative, Lazarous Kwimbwa, says the trio met their fate around 14:00 hours coming home from a maize field.

Mr. Kwimbwa has since named the deceased as Josephine Mbita while the two others, Friday Mbita and Judith Bwalya, were rushed to the nearest health centre after the incident.

ZANIS also reports a related lightning strike, at Mikose village in Nsama District. 29-year-old Joseph Mulenga escaped death after the house he was in caught fire from the lightening and was reduced to ashes.