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.

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

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

A Peruvian local league soccer player from Familia Chocca team was killed by a lightning strike during a match in Huancayo, ...

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

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

"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 ...

A lightning strike killed one player and injured four others during a lower-tier league match between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca at Coto Coto Stadium in Peru on Sunday, November 3, 2025.