{"id":7817,"date":"2026-10-17T16:23:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T23:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7956746\/vehicle-drives-through-soccer-field-during-game-in-kansas-killing-2-and-injuring-more\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T00:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T07:30:02","slug":"truck-drives-through-soccer-field-during-game-in-kansas-killing-2-and-hospitalizing-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/7817\/truck-drives-through-soccer-field-during-game-in-kansas-killing-2-and-hospitalizing-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck drives through soccer field during game in Kansas, killing 2 and hospitalizing 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) \u2014 A woman drove a truck through a soccer field during a youth game in Kansas on Saturday, killing two people and sending 11 other victims to the hospital, authorities said.<\/p>\n

A 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were killed, Wichita Police Capt. Aaron Moses said. The ages of the injured people ranged from 5 to 68.<\/p>\n

Moses said the driver, a 34-year-old, was in custody. He did not say whether authorities believe it was intentional. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still working to determine how this happened and why this happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Two children were also in the truck, Moses said.<\/p>\n

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This image provided by KAKE shows police on the scene where a person drove a vehicle through a soccer field during a game in Wichita, Kansas, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Wyatt Glosson\/KAKE via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Police Chief Joe Sullivan said that immediately after the incident, and before first responders arrived at the scene, people \u201csprang into action\u201d to provide lifesaving assistance to the victims.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was truly amazing,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cBut I think it’s indicative of the Wichita community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Authorities said there was no further public threat. <\/p>\n

Mayor Lily Wu advised people to avoid the area during the investigation and said the news was heartbreaking. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected, especially the children and families involved,\u201d she said via Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) \u2014 A woman drove a truck through a soccer field during a youth game in Kansas on Saturday, killing two people and sending 11 other victims to the hospital, authorities said. A 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were killed, Wichita Police Capt. Aaron Moses said. The ages of the injured people […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":521,"featured_media":7819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"guid":"1987dc49-0a54-49bd-a341-df477aceede0","_duplicate_post":false,"rank_math_canonical_url":"","source":"The Associated Press","byline":"Associated Press","published":"2026-10-17 16:23:39","updated":"2026-10-18 00:23:40","_infotelid":"","_prepressid":"","_multisite_post_sync":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1303,1304],"tags":[],"region":[],"class_list":["post-7817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-world"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/7817\/truck-drives-through-soccer-field-during-game-in-kansas-killing-2-and-hospitalizing-11\/","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Truck drives through soccer field during game in Kansas, killing 2 and hospitalizing 11","url":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/7817\/truck-drives-through-soccer-field-during-game-in-kansas-killing-2-and-hospitalizing-11\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/7817\/truck-drives-through-soccer-field-during-game-in-kansas-killing-2-and-hospitalizing-11\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/inwheels-23cf805042b94f643a045a4a92c58f798950dd80e3172be09514db3d9519b65f.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/inwheels-23cf805042b94f643a045a4a92c58f798950dd80e3172be09514db3d9519b65f.jpg"},"articleSection":"International","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Associated Press"}],"creator":["The Associated Press"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"iNwheels","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2026-10-17T23:23:39Z","datePublished":"2026-10-17T23:23:39Z","dateModified":"2026-10-18T07:30:02Z"},"rendered":"