One woman killed and another taken to hospital with injuries to hands and face, paramedics say
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A woman has died after being hit by debris from a tree which exploded when struck by lightning in a town south-west of Sydney.
A second woman in her 40s was taken to hospital in a serious condition after the strike during a storm on Saturday afternoon.
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