Lightning strike kills football player during match in Peru
- 34-year-old Hugo De La Cruz dies on way to hospital
- Other players treated in hospital after incident
Lightning has killed a 34-year-old player and injured five others during a football match in Peru.
Sunday’s game between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca in Huancayo province, about 70km south-east of Lima, was halted when lightning first struck, but a second bolt hit players as they began leaving the field. Video footage shows eight of the players collapsing after a loud crack.
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