Pickup truck plows through youth soccer game in Kansas, killing two

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 04:57 · Archive

A pickup truck drove through a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas on Saturday, killing a six-year-old and an adult.

A pickup truck crashed into a soccer field at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas just before 3pm on Saturday, killing two people and injuring ten others. The victims were six-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer. Five of the ten injured were children, all with non-life-threatening injuries.

Erica Case, a parent watching her nine-year-old son's game at an adjacent field, witnessed the incident during halftime. She described hearing an engine revving followed by sounds she initially mistook for gunshots. 'I saw the truck hitting things. I saw debris flying in the air,' she told NBC News. 'The moment that I realized that it wasn't gunshots, that that was bodies, I lost it because it wasn't just adults, it was also children.'

Police are investigating why the unidentified 34-year-old female driver crashed through the field. Video footage shows police taking the driver into custody, though authorities have not yet disclosed the circumstances that led to the incident.

How it is being reported

• Mom recalls horrifying moment pickup truck plowed through a soccer game, killing one adult and one childA Kansas woman who was watching her son play soccer on Saturday has spoken out about the terror she witnessed when a pickup truck plowed through an adjacent field.Daily Mail · 20 Oct, 04:44
• Video shows police taking mother into custody after plowing through youth soccer gamePolice are investigating why a mother in a pickup truck plowed through a youth soccer game in Kansas, killing two people, including a 6-year-old. Ian Lee reports with latest developments.CBS News · 20 Oct, 00:34

In this story: Wichita · Cole Adrian · Nicholas Schafer · Erica Case · Stryker Sports Complex · Kansas

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