Truck drives through youth soccer game in Kansas, killing two

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 ‌hospitalised 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 hospitalised for non-traumatic medical issues.

The driver had a child playing soccer at the complex, but ​not on the ​field where ⁠the incident took place, Moses said.

The truck involved had two juveniles as passengers, he said.

Emergency dispatchers started ​getting calls about the incident at 3.25pm ​local time, Moses said.

“Today is a heartbreaking day for Wichita,” Mayor Lily Wu said.

“Families came to Stryker Sports Complex to enjoy a Saturday afternoon, watching ⁠their ​children play soccer, and no one could ​have imagined the tragedy that would unfold.”