Kooks plane 'struck by lightning'

The Kooks have narrowly avoided a potentially fatal accident after their plane was struck by lightning.

The Brighton band were flying from Germany to the Polish capital of Warsaw when their aircraft was caught in a storm just ten minutes after take-off.

"There was a loud crash, like someone had smashed plates, and everyone was jolted. I saw the lightning hit the side of the plane. Scary stuff, man," frontman Luke Pritchard said.

The Kooks released their second studio album Konk in April 2008.