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 soccer player was killed when he was struck by lightning that had just caused a delay in his team’s match. The man, identified by multiple local media accounts as 39-year-old José Hugo de la Cruz Meza, was walking off the pitch along with ...

In a clip circulating on social media, Meza and four others were seemingly walking off the field when lightning struck. A brief spark was seen near one of the players and they immediately collapsed face-first during the televised game.