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 ...

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.

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