Two Dead After Vehicle Drives onto Youth Soccer Field in Kansas

One child and one adult were killed Saturday after a vehicle drove onto a youth soccer field at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas, police said.

Dozens of emergency vehicles responded on Saturday afternoon after a pickup truck allegedly plowed onto a youth soccer field, KWCH reported. A witness said multiple people were hit by the vehicle, according to the report. Police initially said officers were at an incident at 2999 N. Greenwich Road, the address of Stryker Sports Complex, where injuries had been reported.

The department subsequently described the event as a mass casualty incident involving a vehicle. Multiple injuries were also reported, but authorities have not yet publicly specified the number of people injured or the severity of their injuries in the official information released so far. Police also have not provided additional details about how the incident occurred.

“WPD is investigating a mass casualty incident involving a vehicle,” police said. “There is no further ongoing threat at this time.”

Police said further updates would be released when additional information was available.

Stryker Sports Complex is located in northeast Wichita, near North Greenwich Road.

Newsweek has reached out to Wichita Police for additional information about the incident.

No additional information about the identities or ages of those injured has been officially released.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.