Truck crashes onto Wichita soccer field, killing two and injuring 11
A truck entered a soccer field at the Stryker Soccer Complex in Wichita, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man and wounding 11 others.
At least two people were killed and 11 were injured after a truck drove onto a soccer field at the Stryker Soccer Complex in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, police said. The victims who died were a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man who were attending a game, according to Aaron Moses, a captain and executive officer with the Wichita Police Department.
Eleven additional individuals, ranging in age from 5 to 68, were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver, a 34-year-old woman, was arrested and is cooperating with investigators. Two juveniles were also in the vehicle at the time of the incident. Police have not determined whether the crash was intentional.
The city announced that all events at the soccer complex are cancelled until further notice. > "Today is a heartbreaking day for Wichita," Mayor Lily Wu said, adding that families had come to watch their children play soccer and could not have imagined the tragedy that unfolded.