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<p>A Jamaica College student and another from Wolmer's Boys were rushed to hospitalised after being struck by lightning during a Manning Cup match Monday afternoon (Sept 16).</p>
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<p>A total of five boys were hit during the incident at Stadium East during a match between the schools. The JC student has been identified as Terrence Francis.</p>
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<p>Wolmer's was leading JC 2-1 with five minutes to go when disaster struck. Francis, a defender, was away from the action, as JC were attacking trying to find the equaliser.</p>
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<p>Francis and the other players went down after being struck but Francis failed to respond to treatment on the field. He and the Wolmer's student were rushed to hospital.</p>
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<p>Referee Karl Tyrell called off the match.</p>
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