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

José Hugo de la Cruz Meza, a 39-year-old defender for Familia Chocca, died Nov. 3 after being struck by lightning during a ...

A Peruvian amateur soccer player was killed and seven others were injured by a lightning strike during their match in a remote Andean city.

The player, José Hugo De la Cruz Meza, was involved in a regional tournament game between two low-level local teams, C.D.

Goalkeeper Juan Chocca Llacta was among those injured when the lightning struck the ground, and was rushed to hospital to be ...

A local Peruvian soccer match was called off due to weather, but as players left the field, lighting struck, killing one man ...

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

One person was killed and several were critically injured when lightning struck during a championship soccer match in ...

The player was walking off the pitch after the game had been paused due to a storm just before lightning struck. The soccer ...

A soccer player has died after being struck by lightning during a game between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca at Coto Coto Stadium in Peru on Sunday, Nov. 3 ...