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

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

A soccer player was struck by lightning during a match over the weekend in Peru, killing him and wounding four other players ...

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

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

In a clip circulating on social media, Meza and four others were seemingly walking off the field when lightning struck. A ...

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 ...

One player was killed and four others were injured on Sunday when a lightning bolt occurred during a local league soccer ...

One person was killed and several were critically injured when lightning struck during a championship soccer match in ...

"We join in solidarity and extend our sincere condolences to the family," it said in a statement. Though lightning has struck football matches in Peru before, causing injuries, the weekend incident ...

A Peruvian amateur soccer player was killed and seven others were injured by a lightning strike during their match in a remote Andean city.