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 ...

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 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 ...

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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 football matches in Peru before, causing injuries, the weekend incident ...

A football player was killed by a lighting strike during a local match in central Peru on Sunday. Video footage of the match showed players walking off the field at Coto Coto stadium in Lima, after ...

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.