Muzaffargarh:Three people, including two brothers, were killed and a woman injured when a lightning struck during rain near Sultan Colony and Pul Athasi in the Sananwan area of Muzaffargarh district on Monday.

The rescue sources said that 17-year-old Shahid, eight-year-old Zohaib and a woman died in the lightning when a lightning struck during rain near Sultan Colony and Pul Athasi in the Sananwan area of Muzaffargarh district. Another woman also injured in the incident, whose identity could not be ascertained.

According to a report, the rescuers gave first aid to the injured woman and shifted the bodies to a nearby hospital for medico legal formalities. A mourning atmosphere prevailed in the victims’ houses.