Truck plows through youth soccer game in Wichita, killing two and injuring ten
A woman drove a truck into a soccer match at Wichita's Stryker Sports Complex, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, while ten others were injured.
A 34-year-old woman from Garden City, Kansas, drove a truck into a youth soccer game at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita on Saturday afternoon, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man and injuring ten other participants and spectators, police said.
Wichita Police Capt. Aaron Moses said the driver was taken into custody and has been cooperative with investigators, though authorities have not yet determined whether the act was intentional. The deceased victims were residents of McPherson and were not related.
The injured include five children aged 5 to 9 and five adults between 28 and 68, with injuries ranging from bruises to severe but non-life-threatening wounds, according to Capt. Moses. A 61-year-old woman was also hospitalized for unrelated medical issues.
First responders from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Sedgwick County sheriff’s office, and nearby Bel Aire police arrived shortly before 3:30 p.m., finding the victims at the scene and community members providing aid. The driver remained in the vehicle, which also contained two children; one of the driver’s children was scheduled to play on a different field at the complex.
Wichita Mayor Lily Wu expressed sorrow on social media, saying she was “heartbroken by reports of a tragic incident at Stryker Sports Complex.” Kansas Governor Laura Kelly said she was monitoring the situation, offering state resources and thanking first responders.
The city announced that all events at the Stryker Sports Complex are cancelled pending the investigation, and the Kansas State High School Activities Association suspended its flag football state championship and other scheduled matches through the weekend.