Ohio student seriously injured after struck by lightning

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Officials say a southwest Ohio college student has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by lightning.

Safety and fire officials say medics responded to a call of a male student struck by lightning about 7 p.m. Wednesday at a parking lot at the University of Dayton.

Dayton Fire District Chief Joe Meyer says the student’s injuries are life-threatening. He said it was a miracle the student was conscious when medics took him to the hospital.

The Dayton Daily News and WHIO-TV report the student was struck near the university’s Fitness and Recreation Complex. Fire officials say he was dressed in workout clothes and had suffered severe burns.

A school official asked the university community to pray for the student. The student’s name hasn’t been released.