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

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 has killed a 34-year-old player and injured four others during a football match in the Peruvian Andes.

ALBAWABA - A terrifying video of several football players in Peru being hit by several lightning strikes took the internet by ...

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

Tragedy in Peru: 39-year-old footballer Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza dies in a lightning strike during a match, leaving four ...

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 ...

In Peru, a soccer player died after being struck by lightning during a match The tragedy occurred on November 3 during a ...