As many as four children were killed and two others injured after being struck by lighting at Mundro village in ,Kasiyadih area under the Suriya police station here on Tuesday evening, Police sources said .
According to information, four kids in Giridih were killed and two others sustained injuries in Kasiyadih village under the Suriya police station. All these children were playing cricket in the open ground at Kasiyadih village in the afternoon on Tuesday when lighting struck them .The two injured have been shifted local primary health centre in Kasiyadih, sources said .
The deceased have been identified as Md Hassian, Sahil, Mursid and Faruq, all have been belonging to Mundro village in Chudharibandh .Meanwhile ex MlA Vinod Kumar Singh and circle officer of Suriya block rushed to spot as after direction given by suriya SDM, Pawan Mandal. Four kids were declared dead after being struck by lighting while they were playing cricket at the open ground, said SDPO, Deepak Kumar Sharma.
The identities of the kidshave been released once all of their family members are informed of their death, informed SDM, Suriya Pawan Mandal.