Truck driver struck and killed by lightning while walking across Kwik Trip parking lot

A truck driver was struck and killed by lightning while walking across the parking lot of a Kwik Trip in Wisconsin on Thursday. 

The incident happened at about 7:45 p.m. during the peak of a strong storm in Waukesha, Wisconsin. 

According to 12 ABC, witnesses say there was a blinding flash of light and a loud crack of thunder. Shortly after, the truck driver was found on the ground not breathing. The truck driver died in the incident. He has been identified only as a 41-year-old man from Pennsylvania.

The death serves as only the fourth fatal lightning strike in Wisconsin over the last 10 years.  

“Even though the odds of it actually impacting anybody are low, when lightning impacts somebody, it’s a significant impact, lifelong injuries or fatalities,” said Chris Vagasky, a lightning safety expert at UW-Madison.