In a yet another lightning calamity after a gap of a few days Baleswar district, four persons died of lightning strike in the Jaleswar area on Tuesday.
The victims included a 12-year-old girl.
The deceased were identified as Ajit Das (24), Mahendra Das (48), both of village Patrapada, Basanti Singh (12) of Remuna and Jogeswar Jena (40) of Mahisamunda in Gopimohanpur gram panchayat under Jaleswar block.
The tragedy struck them when they were outside their homes for works, mostly in agricultural fields.