Two killed, including 6-year-old, when truck drives through Kansas youth soccer game, police say

Police attend the scene where a vehicle drove through a soccer game at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas, US, October 17, 2026 in a still image from video. ABC Affiliate KAKE via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights

A truck drove into a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas, leaving a ​six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man dead, and 10 others ‌hospitalized with traumatic injuries, police said on Saturday.
The injuries ranged from minor to severe, but none appear to be life threatening, Wichita police Captain Aaron Moses ​said at a news conference. The two people killed were ​pronounced dead at the scene, he said.

Moses said a 34-year-old ⁠woman was driving the truck, which ended up in a field ​at the west end of the Stryker Sports Complex. She has ​been cooperating with investigators, he said, but when asked whether she had been arrested, he said only that she was in custody.
“We know what happened, but now ​we’re working very hard to find out why it happened, and ​we’re not there yet,” Wichita police Chief Joe Sullivan said.
The injured include two youths ‌aged ⁠5, two aged 8, a 9-year-old and five adults, police said. In addition to those 10 people, one adult was hospitalized for non-traumatic medical issues.

Source : https://www.reuters.com/sports/vehicle-drives-through-kansas-soccer-game-killing-two-including-child-police-say-2026-10-17/

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