TMZ Sports · Nov 4, 2024
Peruvian Soccer Player Dead After Being Struck By Lightning
NDA Deportiva Huancavelica
A freak accident claimed the life of a 39-year-old soccer player in Peru ... when the man was tragically struck by a bolt of lightning, killing him as he was walking off the pitch.
Several others, including two teenage boys, were also injured during the strike ... which was captured on video.
It all went down during Sunday's matchup between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca at Coto Coto stadium in the Peruvian city of Huancayo.
According to The Telegraph, the game was suspended after 22 minutes as stormy weather began to roll through the area. As the players walked off, 39-year-old defender Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza was hit by lightning, immediately killing him.