Peruvian soccer player Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza has lost his life following an incident in which he was struck by lightning during a soccer game in his home country. The 39-year-old was killed during a tournament in Chilca,

The player, José Hugo De la Cruz Meza, was involved in a regional tournament game between two low-level local teams, C.D. Juventud Bellavista and U.D. Familia Chocca, in Huancayo, Peru, when lightning struck the field, the Peruvian newspaper La República and other local news media reported.

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

In the wake of the tragedy, there have been calls for better security efforts, particularly in high-altitude places such as Huancayo where the capital city is 10,659 feet above sea level. Just earlier this year, another 35-year-old soccer player was killed after being stuck during a match in Indonesian.

Footage showed many players falling face first to the ground as lightning struck the field in the 22nd minute of the match between local teams Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca

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,

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.