1 dead, 9 injured in lightning strike at Pocono

LONG POND, Pennsylvania – One person was dead and nine were injured after a lightning strike in the parking lot behind the grandstand after a race, officials at Pocono Raceway said.

Pocono officials said two people were taken to hospitals in critical condition after Sunday’s lightning strike. Track president Brandon Igdalsky confirms that one of them later died at Pocono Medical Center. He provided no details.

Track vice president Bob Pleban said five people were treated at the scene. Three others were hospitalized with moderate or minor injuries.

Pleban said it was not clear if all 10 were actually struck by lightning. It was unknown whether one or multiple lightning strikes occurred.

The race was called off because of rain, with 98 of the 160 scheduled laps completed.