A woman died after being struck by lightning while she was in a greenhouse in a field outside the village of Chirileni, Ungheni district. Two other women who were at the scene of the tragedy suffered shock, IPN reports.
When asked by the agency, Mariana Betivu, press officer for the General Police Inspectorate, said that the information about the case was registered with the police on Tuesday at 16:00. The victim, aged 49, was working in a greenhouse with two other women, aged 36 and 31, respectively, from Chirileni, Ungheni district.
The 49-year-old woman was talking on the phone when she was struck by lightning that passed through the wooden frame of the greenhouse. The victim fell immediately and died on the spot. According to the police, her injuries were not compatible with life. All the circumstances of the case are yet to be established.
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