A soccer player died after being struck by lightning in the middle of a match in Indonesia

The world of sports and especially football has been shocked after the death of a player in the middle of an amateur league match after being struck by lightning that caused a lot of impression in Indonesia and around the world. The footballer in question was Septian Raharja, who was 34 years old and unfortunately died after receiving the impact on the playing field. at the Siliwangi stadium facilities in Bandung, West Java city.

The incident took place in the middle of a friendly match where the FBI Subang team faced Football Club Bandung.

According to information released by the local media PRFM News, after being struck by the lightning in question, the victim collapsed completely. on the playing field. The images speak for themselves and they went viral through social networks; The rest of the players on the field quickly ran towards the player to take him to the side of the field and attend to him.

Another footballer who was close to Raharja also felt the impact of the lightning and fell onto the playing field.but he was lucky not to suffer complications that compromised his physical integrity at all.

After being struck by lightning, the player was taken to Sariningsih Hospital in the city of Bandung. Local media indicated that, although the paramedics made every effort to save the life of the footballer in question, Finally they could not revive him and the 34-year-old man died minutes after entering the medical center where he was taken.being quite a hard blow for sport in Indonesia and for football internationally, news that continues to go around the world.

Septian Raharja was an amateur player who lived in Karangmanyar village, Subang district, Subang regency. His family, after what happened, decided not to perform an autopsy on the player.the reasons for this are unknown.

For its part, the Indonesian media Chat News based in the city of Jakarta confirmed that the owners of the Siliwangi soccer field compensated the victim’s family. in its entirety for everything that happened. What’s more, in addition to offering a monetary payment for the situation that ended Septian’s life, the camp management also intervened to take the victim to the hospital after being struck by lightning.

“Representatives of the Siliwangi football ground compensated the victim for the lightning incident. Let us hope that the victim’s family receives strength and fortitude and that the deceased has the best place in the eyes of Allah SWT and we are all protected by Allah SWT,” was the message spread by the organizers of the playing field.

The boots would have been key to the event

According to the information disseminated by local media about weather reports, They stated that it changed quite drastically and there were heavy rains with a lot of electrical activity during the afternoon in which the soccer match that cost Raharja his life was played.

Finally, sources close to the incident have commented that they suspect that the scratch hit the victim’s boots, their material would have been key. for this to happen, so the player would have suffered burns on his legs and other areas of his body, causing his death almost instantly.

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