Paramedics and provincial emergency services found the two men lying beneath a tree, while ten others were scattered around the field.

“Medics assessed the patients and found that the two men beneath the tree, both believed to be 18-years-old, showed no signs of life,” said ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring.

“Unfortunately, nothing could be done for them, and they were declared dead.

“The ten other men and women were assessed and found to have sustained injuries ranging from minor to serious.

“The patients were treated on the scene and thereafter transported to Ermelo Provincial Hospital for urgent treatment.”

On Saturday afternoon in Sheepmoor, Mpumalanga, two soccer players have been struck and killed by a vicious lighting on a soccer field while ten others were left scattered and injured.

Two men died and 10 more people were injured after being struck by lightning at a soccer field in Sheepmoor, Ermelo, in Mpumalanga.

Paramedics found two men believed to be at least 18 years old lying under a tree while other people were scattered around the soccer field on Saturday evening.

ER24 paramedics were called to the scene and they arrived at 6pm to find two young men lying under a tree while ten others were still scattered on the field.

The medics quickly assessed the situation and discovered that two young men underneath a tree, both believed to be 18 years old, showed no signs of life.

The other scattered players were examined and found to have sustained injuries varying for minor to serious.

The soccer players were then treated quickly on scene and eventually transported to Ermelo Provincial Hospital for further urgent treatment by doctors.

A Lightning can strike up to 10 miles from a storm, so we edge you to should seek safe shelter as soon as you hear thunder or see lightning. STAY SAFE.