Multiple people died, including a child and an adult, after a pickup truck plowed through youth soccer fields in Wichita, Kansas on Saturday, Oct. 17
A mass casualty event took place at a sports complex in Wichita, Kansas, after a pickup truck plowed through youth soccer fields on Saturday, Oct. 17.
The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon at Stryker Sports Complex on North Greenwich Road in northeast Wichita, Kansas, roughly 190 miles southwest of Kansas City.
Wichita Police wrote on social media at 4:25 pm CT that it was “investigating a mass casualty incident involving a vehicle” before confirming that a child and an adult had died.
According to 12 News, Wichita Police later clarified that a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man had died.
Eleven others -- a 5-year-old girl, a 5-year-old boy, two 8-year-old boys, a 9-year-old girl, a 28-year-old woman, a 32-year-old man, a 59-year-old woman, a 65-year-old woman, a 68-year-old man, and a 61-year-old woman -- were taken to the hospital, most with "traumatic" injuries.
The driver of the truck was a 34-year-old woman who reportedly had a child playing soccer on another field at the complex away from where the deadly crash occurred. She has since been taken into police custody, and no motive for the tragedy has been identified.
Two "juveniles" were also in the car at the time of the crash, according to Wichita Police captain Aaron Moses.
Videos from the scene posted on social media showed numerous police cars and ambulances at the sports complex, while several young children in soccer uniforms sat together on the field. Yellow caution tape could be seen around the scene of the incident.
12 News reported that Wichita police officers, other local law enforcement, the Wichita Fire Department, and Sedgwick County EMS all responded to the scene.
A witness told 12 News that a “black pickup truck came plowing through the youth soccer fields hitting multiple people before stopping 100-200 yards down the fields. Dozens of emergency responders on scene giving CPR and rendering aid to victims.”
Wichita Police Department initially shared on social media: "Wichita Police are on scene of an incident at 2999 Greenwich where injuries are being reported. Stay away from the area. First responders are working to transport the injured," before following up with another post stating it was investigating a mass casualty event.
Moses encouraged reporters at the scene to follow the Wichita Police Department’s social media activity throughout the rest of the day for information about further briefings.
Stryker Sports Complex’s official website describes the venue as “Wichita’s all-turf sports complex” that can "accommodate a variety of sports.”
The indoor and outdoor facilities host youth and adult soccer leagues and tournaments.
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