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State Police say a 43-year old motorcyclist from Virginia Beach was struck and killed by lightning Tuesday afternoon in Southampton County.

Officials say Richard Moran Jr.was stuck around 4:10pm while traveling westbound on Route 58 near Courtland.

After the strike, the bike ran off the roadway into the eastbound lane and eventually caught fire.

The motorcyclist was not struck by another vehicle. Officials say Moran, of the 1400 block of Eddystone Drive, died at the scene from the lightning strike, not the subsequent crash.

Now that has got to be the most unexpected way to die..

I guess that answered the question I always had. Can lightning hit a moving target?

that's so sad. who would have thought, being you would think he would be grounded. geuss not, huh.

Taht's sad but it's also a good example of why you should go indoors during a storm..or at least find some sort of protection.

i guess when your time's up, there isnt much you can do about it...

mobilebay wrote:I guess that answered the question I always had. Can lightning hit a moving target?

Aircraft get hit by lightning. The poor guy on the motorcycle just happened to be in the path of a cloud to ground strike.