Lightning hit his helmet first: Teen struck by lightning while riding scooter

Ses jours ne sont pas en danger. Illustration Unsplash – NOAA

Ce vendredi 14 juin 2024 un jeune garçon de 17 ans a été frappé par la foudre sur une route départementale de Bretagne.

Lightning first hit his helmet, indicate our colleagues from Ouest-France.

"A big storm"

This Friday, June 14, at around 6 p.m., the young man was riding a scooter on the departmental road RD 229, in Saint-Vougay, when he was struck by lightning.< /p>

According to witnesses, "a big storm" hit the town at this time that moment.

Wounded, the young boy himself called his father to warn him of his mishap. The latter then contacted emergency services.

Described as "seriously injured"

Upon their arrival, the Finistère firefighters and the Samu team who accompanied them noted that the 17-year-old teenager was conscious but the boy was conscious. described as "seriously injured".

He was rushed to the Morlaix hospital center, where he was treated in the evening. His days are not in danger, according to our colleagues.

In France, being hit by lightning is relatively rare with "less than ten deaths per year", according to a specialist interviewed last year by France Inter.