Footballer killed by lightning strike during match in Peru
Peruvian defender Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza has died after being struck by lightning.
Eyewitness footage captured the 35-year-old footballer collapsing suddenly after being struck by lightning during a football match.
Lightning killed a football player during a game, writes the Spanish newspaper Marca .
The footballer died during a Peruvian League match.
Lightning struck the field in the 23rd minute of the match.
At this time, players from the Juventud Bellavista and Familia Ciocca clubs left the field due to bad weather.
The lightning strike struck the defender when he was near the team's goalkeeper.
The injured football players were quickly taken to the hospital. However, doctors were unable to save De la Cruz Meza, the football player was dead.
The goalkeeper, who was next to the deceased, received severe burns and survived.
