Child and adult killed after vehicle drives onto soccer field during game in Wichita, Kansas; at least 2 dead
Vehicle Enters Soccer Game
Sedgwick County dispatchers began receiving 911 calls around 3:25 p.m. The reported location was 2999 Greenwich Road, and two juvenile passengers were inside the vehicle during the crash.
Victims Taken To Hospitals
Captain Aaron Moses, executive officer with the Wichita Police Department, provided an update at a briefing shortly after the incident. He said two deaths had been confirmed at the scene and multiple other casualties had been transported to area hospitals.
Emergency Crews Respond
Responding agencies included the Wichita Fire Department, Sedgwick County EMS and Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office. The Kansas Highway Patrol and Bel Air Police Department also sent personnel. Police described the incident as under investigation. The article identifies one adult death in its account, while the headline and police briefing report at least two fatalities; it does not explain the difference.
Key points
- Multiple other injured people were transported to area hospitals.
- The driver was in custody, and two juvenile passengers were in the vehicle.
- Emergency crews from several local and state agencies responded.