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Two killed, including 6-year-old, when truck drives through Kansas youth soccer game - Police

WASHINGTON: 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 hospitalized with traumatic injuries, police said on Saturday.

Two killed, including 6-year-old, when truck drives through Kansas youth soccer game - Police

A gruesome incident unfolded at a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, leaving two people dead - a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man - and ten others hospitalized with traumatic injuries. Police Captain Aaron Moses confirmed that the driver, a 34-year-old woman, had lost control of her truck and struck the field where the game was taking place.

The woman, who was with her child playing soccer at the complex, was in custody and had been co-operating with investigators. The injured included children aged five, eight, and nine, as well as five adults, with one adult also suffering non-traumatic medical issues. Mayor Lily Wu expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy, stating that families had gathered to enjoy a pleasant Saturday afternoon.

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