A lighting strike during a local league soccer match in central Peru killed one player and injured four others on Sunday.

A Peruvian soccer player was killed when he was struck by lightning that had just caused a delay in his team’s match. The man, identified by multiple local media accounts as 39-year-old José Hugo de la Cruz Meza, was walking off the pitch along with ...

Peruvian soccer player Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza was struck by lightning and immediately killed while playing in a game on Sunday

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.

LIMA - A 39-year-old Peruvian footballer died after getting struck by lightning during a match on Nov 3, with four others left injured by the thunderbolt. One of the goalkeepers who was injured in the incident is being treated for serious burns, while three other players aged 14, 16 and 24 are in stable condition at the hospital.

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.

A Peruvian football player was killed and several more were injured after being struck by lightning in the middle of a match.

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,

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.