CHENNAI: A 43-year-old farmer died after he was struck by lightning near Minjur in Tiruvallur district on Friday evening.
The deceased, Murugan, of Vayalur village, was returning home on a two-wheeler after buying plastic sheets to cover harvested paddy from the rain when he was killed.
Lightning struck when he was on the Tiruvellavayal-Elavamkodu Road near Velur village, and he died on the spot. The Kattur police sent the body for a postmortem examination.