A football player was killed and five others were injured when a lightning bolt struck the field during a match in Peru between the teams Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chuca.
The British newspaper “The Sun” reported that the incident took place in the Chilca region, one of the 28 regions that make up the Huancay province in central Peru, and the player immediately fell unconscious after being struck by lightning, which also led to severe burns.
🔴🚨 This rayo lasts from the foot in Huancayo, in the stadium in Coto Coto in the Chilca district and in the middle of the world and in the country.
🕊️ Fallecido: José Hugo De la Cruz Meza (39)
⚠️ Imágenes sensibles (Fuente: Onda Deportiva) pic.twitter.com/cTEslSnewR
— Huanca York Times (@HuancaYorkTimes) November 3, 2024
A video clip circulated on social media recording the tragic incident of the player named Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza (39 years old), while the rest of the people on the field were affected by the blow and were seen falling at once.
The newspaper explained that goalkeeper Juan Chuca Lacta (40 years old) was also subjected to a direct hit, and was taken to the hospital with serious burns on his body, while there were other victims: two teenagers aged 16 and 19 years old and a 24-year-old man, named Christian Cesar. Pitoi Kahuana, were described as being in “stable” condition in hospital.
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