Lightning Strike Electrifies Train in Japan

 By 
Annie Colbert
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Lightning Strike Electrifies Train in Japan

During a thunderstorm rumbling over Tokyo on Monday, a flash of lightning struck a commuter train.

Video footage captured the precise moment the lightning illuminated the entire urban skyline before crashing into a train carriage full of passengers. You can hear the shocked cameraman reacting to the massive burst of light.

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According to reports, passengers on an Odakyu Electric Railway train remained unharmed.

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