A 'talented' young footballer was killed 'almost instantly' after he was electrocuted, an inquest heard.
Luke Bennett was struck by 11,000 volts when a metal pole he was holding above his head touched, or make close contact to, an overhead power line as he played football with his mates at Euxton Villa FC in Chorley, LancsLive reports. The 17-year-old's dad sobbed at an inquest into his son's death as he recalled dropping him off as usual that day.
He described him as the 'life and soul of the party' with an 'infectious personality'. The inquest, held at County Hall in Preston, heard how on that fateful Saturday afternoon in March 2021, Luke had met with seven of his friends who spent most of the day having a kickabout.
