Lightning kills the man, injuring three others hidden under the tree

A security camera captured the terrible moment when lightning killed a man and injured three others who had hidden under a tree in India during a rainstorm.

The tragic strike took place on March 12 at the Signature Villas apartment complex in Gurgaon, a town in the northern Indian state of Haryana, where the four men were part of the horticultural staff, NDTV reported.

The footage shows them piled up by the tree just as lightning passes. Three of them fall immediately, while the fourth, leaning against the tree, falls a second later.

The footage shows three men scattered by the tree just as lightning passes.
The footage shows the men embracing the tree just as the lightning passes.

One of the men was hospitalized with severe burns. The other two appear to be out of danger, according to media reports.

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