SECURITYJul 3 · 21:16 UTCWSVN MIAMIMatthew Garcia

Man hospitalized after lightning knocks tree down onto car in North Miami

A man was hospitalized after lightning struck a pine tree in North Miami, causing it to fall onto his Range Rover. Fire rescue crews extricated him using a chainsaw, and he is recovering. Leonce Luma, whose security footage captured the incident, expressed hope for the driver's recovery.

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