WICHITA, Kan. — The Wichita Police Department shared an update confirming that two males: a 6-year-old and a 35-year-old, both from McPherson, were found dead at the scene Saturday afternoon after a truck plowed onto a field during a soccer game at Stryker Sports Complex in east Wichita.
At 3:25 p.m., Sedgwick County began receiving multiple reports of a vehicle that had driven through a youth soccer game at Stryker Complex located at 2999 North Greenwich in Wichita. Officers from Wichita Police Department, firefighters, paramedics, EMTS, dispatchers, Kansas Highway Patrol, and other local first responders arrived to the scene and came to find community members and citizens rendering medical aid to those who were injured. First responders also located a truck on the west side of the field. The driver of the truck was still with the vehicle, along with two juveniles who were inside the truck at the time of the incident.
The driver of the truck was identified as a 34-year-old female from Garden City.
According to Wichita Police, 11 other people were taken to the hospital with traumatic injuries, including a 5-year-old girl, a 5-year-old boy, two 8-year-old boys, a 9-year-old girl, a 28-year-old woman, a 32-year-old man, a 59-year-old woman, a 65-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man. A 61-year-old woman was also taken to the hospital for non-traumatic hospital treatment.
Wichita Police are still working to determine how and why the incident occurred. If anyone has any video or photographs from the incident or of any taken on Saturday at Stryker Sports Complex, Wichita Police are asking for you to share them at the following link:
https://wichitapd.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/stryker?fbclid=IwY2xjawVBCNFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMUpiMnJOTUtiSW1mMzZOc1hzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEetzBY-WNGlB-sDeiIog007HquD1nOFa50dVwXNnOryvjpZo-6kKVk8AnT4PA_aem_4p6GuWDbHb3fX6_BUqZw0w
More updates will be shared by the Wichita Police Department as they become available. For now, the investigation is still ongoing.
Community Announcements
St. Joseph Catholic Church in McPherson will hold a community prayer rosary at 8:15 p.m. tonight for the families affected by the tragedy in Wichita today.
The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) extended their condolences to the families and teams impacted by the incident. Due to the nature of the emergency, KSHSAA decided to suspend the flag football third place and championship games until a later date. Details will be announced on Monday, Oct. 19.
