Several mourners at a funeral in Lance's Bay, Hanover, were injured after lightning struck the church on Sunday evening.

THE STAR was told that during the funeral, while it was raining lightly, a bolt of lightning struck and five people were hit.

One resident of the community, who was on her way to the church, told THE STAR what happened. "Quite a number of people were struck by the lightning. When I went there, I heard they had gone to the hospital."

She said one woman's dress was burnt but she was not injured, and another reportedly received two injections at the hospital.

Another resident, who was at the funeral, told THE STAR what she witnessed. "We were there at the funeral and about 2:30 or some time like dat, the rain was barely falling and out of the blue, lightning struck. It was terrible. It was horrible. People were lying on their backs and some people's clothes were burnt. It hit me hard on my hand too. It was my worst experience with something like that. I don't know how to explain it to you. I wouldn't want to experience anything like that again."

She said about six people were taken to hospital and told THE STAR about one woman who reportedly had metal in her arm because it had been broken. She said this woman was hit very hard and now will have to visit the hospital to get an X-ray done.