The player, José Hugo De la Cruz Meza, was involved in a regional tournament game between two low-level local teams, C.D.

Though lightning has struck football matches in Peru before, causing injuries, the weekend incident was the first known ...

A tragic incident in a lower-division match in Peru saw a lightning strike claim the life of a player of the pitch.

Footage showed many players falling face first to the ground as lightning struck the field in the 22nd minute of the match ...

Lightning killed a 34-year-old player and injured four others during a football match in the Peruvian Andes. The local tournament game between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca in Huancayo ...

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

A soccer player was killed by a lightning strike during a game on Sunday in Peru, according to Peruvian state news service Andina and Reuters. José Hugo De ...

"We join in solidarity and extend our sincere condolences to the family," it said in a statement. Though lightning has struck ...

Lightning kills football player in Peru A 34-year-old football player was killed by lightning during a match in the Peruvian ...

A lightning strike resulted in the death of a football player and injuries to four others during a match in the Peruvian ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian amateur soccer player was killed and seven others were injured by a lightning strike during their match in a remote Andean city.