Moment lightning bolt comes within metres of striking man as he films Southport storm

Moment lightning bolt comes within metres of striking man as he films Southport storm

his is the terrifying moment a gigantic bolt of lightning comes within just a few metres of hitting a Southport man.

Craig Bayliff was casually filming the spectacular lightning storm over Southport on his mobile phone when he got more than he bargained for.

Craig said: “Luckily I wasn’t blown away, but it blown my radio and felt it run down my right arm”.

“There was a car next to me and it cut his radio off to also, sorry about the language”