Horrifying live TV coverage of a Peruvian soccer match caught the moment several players were knocked to the ground by lightning — with one killed in a direct strike. The footage showed players ...

The deceased player was identified as defender Hugo De La Cruz, 39. The strike occurred in the 22nd minute of the match between local teams Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca. “We join in ...

Video from after the match, which was ended after the lighting strike about 20 minutes into play, showed people looking at scorch marks on the grass where the lightning struck. Llacta, who ...

LIMA, Peru — A Peruvian amateur soccer player was killed and seven others were injured by a lightning strike during their match in a remote Andean city. Local authorities in Chilca, a city of ...

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 la Cruz Meza, a defender in his 30s ...

The match, which Juventud Bellavista was winning by 2-0 with 22 minutes played, was abandoned after the horror lightning strike. The tragedy has led to calls for enhanced security protocols at ...

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 ...

Moments after the match was stopped, a bolt of lightning struck the pitch, instantly killing Mr de La Cruz Meza. Juan Chocca Llacta, one of the goalkeepers, was also injured in the strike and is ...

A lighting strike during a local league soccer match in central Peru killed one player and injured four others on Sunday. Footage of the match showed players walking off the pitch at Coto Coto ...