Truck crashes into Kansas youth football pitch, killing two

Summarised from Belfast Live's report · Updated 18 Oct, 16:02 · Archive

A truck crashed into a youth football pitch in Wichita, Kansas, killing a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, with 11 others injured.

A truck crashed into a youth football pitch at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas on Saturday afternoon. A six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man died in the incident. Both victims were from McPherson, though were unconnected to one another. Eleven people were injured, ranging in age from five to 68, with five of the injured being children.

Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses said the injured had injuries spanning from minor bruises to extremely severe wounds, but that authorities believed the injuries to be non-life-threatening at that point. Two children were also present in the truck at the time of the crash. A 34-year-old woman was taken into custody following the incident. Captain Moses said she had been cooperative with the investigation but declined to say whether the crash was believed to be deliberate, stating: "We are still working to determine how this happened and why this happened."

Police Chief Joe Sullivan praised members of the public who assisted casualties before emergency services arrived. Mayor Lily Wu described the incident as heartbreaking and urged residents to stay clear of the area while investigations continued.

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• Horror as truck crashes through football pitch killing child, 6, and manA 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man have died, and 11 more people were injured, after a truck crashed into a youth football pitch in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday afternoon.Belfast Live · 18 Oct, 15:46

In this story: Wichita · Kansas · McPherson · Stryker Sports Complex · Aaron Moses · Joe Sullivan · Lily Wu

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