In one moment, a lightning strike kills a Peruvian soccer player and injures four other people. Captured on video

A soccer player was struck by lightning during a game in Peru over the weekend, killing him and injuring four other players. A horrific incident occurred that was captured on a live video stream of the game. Lightning struck 39-year-old José Hugo De la Cruz Meza, a defender for the Chocca Family team, as players and referees left the field at the Coto Coto stadium near the city of Huancayo on Sunday because the weather was deteriorating, according to reports Peru state news agency Andina.

De la Cruz died immediately as a result of the strike, Peruvian news agencies reported, before being taken to a local hospital. The team’s goalkeeper, Juan Chocca Llacta, De la Cruz’s cousin, was in serious condition and three other players suffered burns.

Video of the attack shows the players calmly leaving the field when a flash of light briefly caught Meza.

He and about half a dozen other players immediately fall over. Llacta, who was walking right next to Meza, and five other players a little further away can be seen moving quickly again, some appearing to roll around in pain, but the clip does not show De la Cruz moving again moved.

In post-game video, which ended after the lightning struck about 20 minutes into the game, people could be seen looking at burn marks on the turf where the lightning struck.

Llacta, who survived his serious injuries, told the Peruvian newspaper Daily Mail on Monday that they had left the pitch together with their arms wrapped around each other shortly before the lightning strike.

“I let him go, we took three steps and lightning hit us,” he was quoted as saying. “…I felt a flash of light in my head and my mind went blank and then I can’t remember anything else. I regained consciousness in the hospital. I thank God for giving me a chance at life. I’m surprised I’m still alive.

According to the newspaper, De la Cruz’s family held a memorial service for him in his hometown near Huancayo and displayed his fire-scorched uniform next to his coffin.

The Daily Mail reported that his family had asked the local authorities for financial support to cover the costs of the funeral and for the future as his wife had to support their three young children alone.