Lucky man survives lightning hit

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A 29-year-old man is lucky to be alive after being struck by lightning, ambulance crews say.

The man had been walking home in heavy rain, in Crampers Field, Coventry, when he was struck during Thursday evening.

Paramedics said he had burns where the lightning had entered and left his body, his hair was singed, and one shoe had disintegrated.

His clothes were described as completely blackened. The man is under observation in hospital.