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Fan Killed, Several Injured After Lightning Strike at NASCAR Race

Fan Killed, Several Injured After Lightning Strike at NASCAR Race

August 6, 2012 Updated Aug 6, 2012 at 11:11 AM EDT

Tragedy at Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.

According to USA Today, one person was killed and several more were injured during lightning strikes following the weather-shortened race. A coroner said the victim -- a 41-year-old man -- was struck in the vicinity of a car in the track's parking lot, according to the USA Today report.

Read the USA Today story HERE.



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