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Footballer dies due to lightning: A sad news is coming out from the sports world, which has left the fans and veterans speechless. During a football match suddenly lightning struck the field. One player died after being hit by it. While many players including the referee have been badly injured.
The seriously injured players and referee were immediately admitted to the hospital, where they are undergoing treatment. This sad incident is coming out from Peru. On 3 November, a match was taking place in Chilca, Peru between two domestic clubs Juventud Bellavista and Familia Choca. This accident happened during this time.
This lightning fell on 39 year old Jose Hogo
The accident occurred when the first half of the match was going on. During this time, Juventud Bellavista was leading in the match by 2-0. Meanwhile, the weather worsened, so the referee stopped the game by blowing his whistle. Also the players were asked to leave the field.
During this time, when the players were leaving, suddenly lightning struck. This lightning fell on 39-year-old player Jose Hugo de la Cruz Mesa. He died. Due to lightning, 5 players including the referee fell on the ground simultaneously.
Footballer died due to lightning earlier too
40-year-old goalkeeper Juan Choka was seriously burnt in this accident. There are burn marks on his body. After the lightning, 1-2 of the players who fell on the ground even tried to get up. All these injured players are undergoing treatment in the hospital.
This is not the first incident of a footballer's death due to lightning. In February this year, a friendly football match was going on at Siliwangi Stadium in West Java, Indonesia. Then 35 year old Septen Rahraja died suddenly due to lightning. Rahraja was then injured. He was admitted to the hospital, where he died.