Authorities in Wichita, Kan., are investigating an incident at a youth soccer game Saturday that left two people dead, including a 6-year-old boy, and 11 others injured.
As reported by ABC News, a 34-year-old woman from Garden City drove the truck with two children in it through the soccer game, then stayed with the vehicle after the incident. Among those injured were five children, ages 5 to 9, and five adults, ranging from a 28-year-old woman to a 68-year-old man, the Wichita Police Department said on Sunday. The injuries ranged from bruises to "extremely severe injuries."
A 61-year-old woman also experienced medical complications unrelated to traumatic injuries caused by the truck, bringing the total number of people sent to local hospitals to 11, police said.
First responders rushed to Stryker Soccer Complex after receiving multiple 911 calls around 3:25 p.m. central time, Wichita Police told reporters at a press conference Saturday evening. As of Sunday afternoon, no charges had been filed in the incident, according to police. The driver of the Chevrolet pickup truck involved in the incident was released from custody pending the results of toxicology testing and a mechanical examination of the vehicle.
"She has been cooperative to this point in the investigation," police said.
The two people killed in the incident were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. They were identified on Sunday by police as 6-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer, both of McPherson, Kan.
Investigators interviewed more than 30 witnesses, including the two juveniles who were inside the pickup at the time of the crash, police said on Sunday. Police told reporters Saturday that one of the driver's children was playing soccer at the complex that day but was not on that field at the time the incident occurred.
When police arrived at the scene, the truck was located on the west end of the field, and bystanders were helping to render aid to the injured people on the field. Police credited bystanders who the police chief said "sprang into action so quickly and gave life-saving assistance until the arrival of first responders." Wichita Police chief Joe Sullivan added, "It was truly amazing, but I think it's indicative of the of the Wichita community."
"We know what happened, but now we're working very hard to find out why it happened, and we're not there yet," Sullivan told reporters.
