Jordan Banks was playing soccer in Blackpool, England when he was hit by a lightning bolt Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and ...

Tributes have been paid to a nine-year-old boy who died after apparently being struck by lightning on a football field in Blackpool. Officers from Lancashire Police were called shortly after 5pm on ...

A nine-year-old boy has died after apparently being struck by lightning, police in Blackpool have said. The boy had been on a football field just after 5pm on Tuesday when a thunderstorm hit. He was ...

A nine-year-old boy who died after being hit by a lightning strike has been named. Jordan Banks was playing on a football field off School Road in Blackpool yesterday when he was struck by lightning.

A nine-year-old boy has died after apparently being struck by lightning during a football coaching session. The child was injured on a playing field in the Common Edge Road area of Blackpool shortly ...

A nine-year-old boy has died after being struck by lightning on a playing field in Blackpool last night. He was said to be taking part in a private football coaching session when the thunderstorm hit.

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The boy, named as Jordan Banks in reports, was described as a shining light. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day with our free Daily newsletter. Did you know with a Plus subscription to ...

The World Fireworks Championship due to take place tonight in Blackpool has been cancelled due to a lightning storm. Organisers made the announcement at about 8.30pm, just as the event was due to ...