Newspapers are coming up with reports every other day on people dying in lightning strike during this season of thunderstorms, or Bengal nor'wester. One of the editors the other day asked about the correct expression for people dying when they are struck by lightning.
A Google search brings up a few constructions, but they are not consistent with what the Dhaka newspaper editors or writers use. The choices are --- killed in lightning strike, die in lightning strike, killed by lightning strike, die by lightning (strike, only in headlines), killed by thunderbolt and killed in thunderbolt strike. There may be other choices too. But these few seem to be standard expressions.
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