Shocking video: lightning kills a football player during a match in Peru

6 November 2024 04:03

In Peru, lightning killed a football player and injured several other people right at the stadium. A video of the tragedy has appeared, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports

According to The Sun, 39-year-old footballer Jose Hugo de la Cruz Mesa died in a match of one of the regional championships. The cause of death was a lightning strike.

Five other players who took part in this match were hospitalized because of the lightning. They are in the hospital with serious burns.

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Other players managed to respond quickly enough to the referee’s call and hide from the storm.

Дзвенислава Карплюк
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