A tragic incident in a lower-division match in Peru saw a lightning strike claim the life of a player of the pitch.

Footage showed many players falling face first to the ground as lightning struck the field in the 22nd minute of the match ...

"We join in solidarity and extend our sincere condolences to the family," it said in a statement. Though lightning has struck ...

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 ...

In Peru, a soccer player died after being struck by lightning during a match The tragedy occurred on November 3 during a ...

Lightning kills football player in Peru A 34-year-old football player was killed by lightning during a match in the Peruvian ...

Mourners gathered on Monday (Nov 4) to bid farewell to Jose de la Cruz who was killed by lightning during a football match in the Peruvian Andes. The match had been suspended due to a thunderstorm, ...

Though lightning has struck football matches in Peru before, causing injuries, the weekend incident was the first known fatality from the phenomenon there. Globally, however, lightning has killed ...

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

In a clip circulating on social media, Meza and four others were seemingly walking off the field when lightning struck. A ...

A player was killed by lightning during a soccer match in Peru, causing chaos and injury to others. Meanwhile, in Brazil, a ...

A screengrab from video streamed by the Onda Deportivo Huancavelica sports broadcaster in Peru shows players falling to the ...