One soccer player dead and four injured after a lightning strike during a match in Peru

( Spanish) –– A soccer player died and four more were injured this Sunday when lightning struck during a game of an amateur tournament at the Coto Coto stadium in Chilca, in the Peruvian province of Huancayo, the municipality reported.

In a statement, he added that the player died while being taken to the hospital.

This Monday, two of the injured were discharged “after overcoming the emergency,” while the remaining two are under observation and their health showed a “favorable evolution.” reported the state news agency Andina.

The impact of the lightning was recorded, since the game was being broadcast by local television station Onda Deportiva Huancavelica, which showed how thunder could be heard before the incident. According to the local channel, the referee had decided to stop the game and the players were leaving the field when the impact occurred.

Until this Monday, the Regional Government of the department of Junín had not commented on the incident. is trying to find out more about it.