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2 dead, 11 hurt after truck strikes crowd at Kansas youth soccer game
USA Today • • general
Key Points:
- Two people, including a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, were killed after a vehicle drove through a youth soccer game at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas, on October 17; both were pronounced dead at the scene.
- Eleven others, ranging in age from 5 to 68, were injured and hospitalized, with injuries varying from bruises to severe trauma; all injuries are believed to be non-life threatening.
- The driver, a 34-year-old woman from Garden City, Kansas, is in police custody and cooperating with authorities; there is no ongoing threat to the public.
- The incident involved a black pickup truck that struck multiple people before stopping 100 to 200 yards down the fields; the exact cause and speed of the vehicle are under investigation.
- Local law enforcement, fire department, and EMS responded promptly, and the sports complex surveillance footage is aiding the investigation, with further updates expected from the Wichita Police Department.
