Reports suggest two men have died after being hit by Lightening in Bayswater, reports said.
Community Newspapers reported that a man was found dead at the Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary in Bayswater this morning, while another man died while walking his dog in the same area.
The death of the first man happened while walking his dog. The man was in his 50's and was hit by lightning around 6.30pm Tuesday night.
At the time a severe storm rolled over Perth from the North-west to South-west, causing peak hour chaos on the roads.
The West Australian reported the man was walking his dog at the time of the strike.
Video below shows the storm around that time rolling over the Perth CBD, taken from an office building in Osborne Park in Perth's northern suburbs.
Video: Lightning storm over Perth on Tuesday evening/afternoon February 4 2015.
The man was found laying on a footpath on King William Street in Bayswater, Perth Now reported. T
The man was deceased at the scene.
Perth has experienced three days of electrical storms, including heavy rain and power outages across many suburbs.
Video posted on Facebook showed a palm tree on fire after lightning stuck during the same storm.
Community Newspapers reported that a man was found dead at the Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary in Bayswater this morning, while another man died while walking his dog in the same area.
The death of the first man happened while walking his dog. The man was in his 50's and was hit by lightning around 6.30pm Tuesday night.
At the time a severe storm rolled over Perth from the North-west to South-west, causing peak hour chaos on the roads.
The West Australian reported the man was walking his dog at the time of the strike.
Video below shows the storm around that time rolling over the Perth CBD, taken from an office building in Osborne Park in Perth's northern suburbs.
Video: Lightning storm over Perth on Tuesday evening/afternoon February 4 2015.
The man was found laying on a footpath on King William Street in Bayswater, Perth Now reported. T
The man was deceased at the scene.
Perth has experienced three days of electrical storms, including heavy rain and power outages across many suburbs.
Video posted on Facebook showed a palm tree on fire after lightning stuck during the same storm.
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