Authorities in Wichita are investigating a Saturday incident that left two people dead and 11 others injured at a youth soccer field.

 

The incident happened around 3:30 on Saturday afternoon at the Stryker Sports Complex near 29th Street and Greenwich Road in northeast Wichita. Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses says, at that time, a vehicle plowed into a crowd at the field and emergency responders were called to the scene.

 

Two people from McPherson were killed in the incident: 6-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer. Police say the two were not related. Eleven other people were injured including 5 children under the age of 10. None of those injuries are believed to be life-threatening. Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan says citizens on the scene began first aid before emergency crews arrived.

 

The driver of the truck – a 34-year-old woman from Garden City – was briefly taken into custody, but was released on Sunday, pending the results of a toxicology report and a mechanical examination of the vehicle. No charges have been filed at this time.

 

Authorities continue to investigate.