A 42-year-old tourist, resident in Rome and on holiday in Salento , died after being struck by lightning while riding his motorbike on state road 275, in the stretch connecting Nociglia to Surano, in Lower Salento.

A violent storm had broken out in the area.

The Carabinieri and 118 paramedics intervened on site.

The lightning bolt reportedly threw him from his motorcycle and electrocuted him.

(Unioneonline)

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