A schoolboy was killed and two others were injured by lightning at Goiripur village in Lalpur upazila of the district yesterday. The deceased is Sohan Hossain, 15, a student of Class X of Goiripur High School, and son of Dulal Hossain of the village. Police and family sources said a thunderbolt struck the three when they were playing football at the school playground. Dulal died on the spot. Injured Raza Hossain, 13, and Imran Hossain, 15, were rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.