A bolt of lightning struck a 30-year-old woman to death at AKL, near the Akwasiso pit on the concession of Asanko Mines in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region.

The deceased has been identified as Elizabeth Akubilla by her brother, Sampson Apambilla.

According to his account to the police, the deceased, along with her friends, went to the location to collect gold-bearing stones for grinding when it started to rain heavily. Suddenly, the storm intensified, and a bolt of lightning struck her, causing fatal injuries.

Police investigators revealed that they visited the scene and found the body of a female lying in a supine position, covered with fig leaves, with burns on the neck and the upper part of the stomach.

The body of the deceased was consequently conveyed in a body bag to the Emergency unit at St. Martins Catholic Hospital - Agroyesum, where she was clinically pronounced dead by Dr. Felix Owusu, the Medical Officer on duty.

The body has since been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital for preservation and autopsy.