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    A 12-year-old boy who was struck by lightning at a school football tournament was left in a "critical" condition. <\/p>\n

    The incident occurred at The Sele School in Hertford at around 5.15pm yesterday (Monday, October 2).<\/p>\n

    A man in his 50s was also struck in the freak weather event. Both were rushed away to be seen by medics – the young boy was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital and the man to Princess Alexandra Hospital, reports HertsLive. <\/p>\n

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    Ambulance crews said the boy was in a "critical condition" when he was taken, while the man's condition was less serious.<\/p>\n

    The Sele School headteacher Chris Quach took to his school's Facebook page to inform parents and pupils about the incident. The post read: "On Monday 2 October after school there was a Football Tournament, organised by the District, which took place at The Sele School.<\/p>\n

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    "Unfortunately, during the Tournament there was a lightning strike which affected several people, two of whom, one adult and one student from another local secondary school, were taken to hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n

    "The entire staff of The Sele School, the wider school community and I would like to thank the emergency services, the parents and staff who were attending the match and were so helpful and our first aiders who did an amazing job while waiting for the emergency services to respond. Our good wishes and thoughts are with the people who were injured."<\/p>\n

    A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 5.16pm with reports that two people, a 12-year-old boy and a man in his fifties, had been struck by lightning in Welwyn Road, Hertford. We sent East Anglian Air Ambulance, two ambulance officer vehicles, an ambulance, a BASICS vehicle and a rapid response car.<\/p>\n

    "The child was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in a critical condition and the man was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital for further care. Both were conveyed by land ambulance."<\/p>\n

    Herts Police also gave a statement. They said the boy was 13. The statement read: "We were called around 5.20pm last night (Monday 2 October) to assist the ambulance service after two people were apparently hit by lightning at a site on Welwyn Road in Hertford.<\/p>\n

    "A 13-year-old boy and a 52-year-old man were assessed by paramedics and taken to hospital. At the time, the boy was in a serious condition and the man was stable."<\/p>\n

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