Electrified rails! Spectacular moment a passenger train is struck by huge lightning bolt in Tokyo Electric train was travelling across a Tokyo bridge Huge lightning strike suddenly struck train It caused massive flash of sparks in front of carriage This is the incredible moment an electric train full of passengers is struck by an enormous streak of fork lightning. The train was travelling across a bridge in Tokyo as the stormy-looking sky flashed with lightning. As the train gets half way across the bridge, a huge streak of fork lightning appears and strikes its carriages. Scary: Passengers on the train must have been completely terrified as the lightning bolt struck. The sparks caused by the lightning bolt can be seen in this image Direct hit: This is the incredible moment a lightning bolt hit an electric train in Tokyo as it crossed over a bridge It causes a large flurry of sparks to fly in front of the driver's carriage. The men filming the video can be heard shouting out in shock. Earlier in the day, another train was also hit by lightning and had to be taken out of commission. Incredibly, despite the enormous lightning bolt, no people were believed to have been hurt on the train. Lightning strikes are electrical discharges between the atmosphere and an earth-bound object, such as the train. Bright: This image shows the force of the lightning strike against the electric train, with the sky lighting up around the bridge Frightening: Despite popular theories, a lightning strike is not usually responsible for causing multiple deaths or injuries Despite popular theories, a lightning strike is not usually responsible for causing multiple deaths or injuries. Injuries and deaths occur when a lightning strike ignites a fuel source and creates an explosion. The resulting shock wave or fire causes the injuries, not the strike itself. On Sunday, a bolt of lightning created what many have hailed as one of the greatest sports photographs of all time. Journey: The train was captured on video as it made its way across the bridge, far right Stormy: The train managed to make its way over most of the bridge, with the ominous-looking night-sky pictured behind As Usain Bolt crossed the line to win the 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow, AFP photographer Olivier Morin was in the right place at the right time to capture a lightning bolt strike outside the stadium. With thunderstorms gathering around the Luzhniki Stadium, Morin sat in the first row of the photographer's tribune. He set up five remote cameras near the finish line in preparation for athletics' showpiece race and crossed his fingers that he may be able to catch a lightning strike.