TMZ reports that in the midst of a soccer match on Sunday (Nov. 3) between the Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca at Coto Coto stadium in the Peruvian city of Huancayo, Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza was struck by lightning and killed immediately.

A lighting strike during a local league soccer match in central Peru killed one player and injured four others on Sunday. Footage of the match showed players walking off the pitch at Coto Coto stadium in the town of Chilca, about 70 kilometers southeast of ...

A Peruvian soccer player was killed when he was struck by lightning ... a town located east of Lima in the Andean highlands that is the capital of Peru’s Junín region. The match between the two teams, Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca, was in ...

A Peruvian soccer player is dead after being struck by lightning during a match. Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza was playing in a televised game between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca in Peru’s central region on Sunday,

Peruvian soccer player Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza has lost his life following an incident in which he was struck by lightning during a soccer game in his home country. The 39-year-old was killed during a tournament in Chilca,

According to The New York Post, TV coverage of a soccer match between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca in Peru captured the moment lightning struck and killed a player just moments after the match was suspended due to deteriorating weather conditions during the game's first half.

A football match in Peru turned tragic when lightning struck, killing defender José Hugo de la Cruz Meza and injuring five others. The incident occurred during a game between local teams.

The deceased player was identified as 39-year-old Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza who fell face first on to the ground after he was struck by a lightning bolt and was killed instantly.

Footballer Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza has tragically died in Peru after he was struck by lightning during a game, with the incident leaving five other players injured

A Peruvian soccer player was killed and several more on the field were injured after lightning struck during a match over the weekend. And in the wake of the tragedy, some are calling for enhanced safety protocols.