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.

Teams in a local tournament in the Andean highlands east of Lima were leaving the pitch amid a weather delay when lightning struck, injuring several other players.

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,

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.

Peruvian footballer Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza, 39, lost his life after being struck by lightning during a local tournament match in Chilca, Huancayo Province.

Defender Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza, 39, was killed, while goalkeeper Juan Chocca Llacta, 40, was hit with a direct strike and was rushed to a local hospital with severe burns. A total of eight players were knocked to the ground with three others,

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A professional soccer player has been killed by a lightning strike in a horrifying scene that was airing live on TV. A Peruvian soccer match was interrupted by a lightning strike over the weekend. Several players were knocked out by the lightning strike,