2 killed, 11 hospitalised as vehicle crashes into youth football match in US

A six-year-old boy and an adult man have been killed after a vehicle driven by a woman struck the venue of a youth football match at a sports complex in Wichita, Kansas, United States.

Eleven other people were hospitalised following the incident on Saturday, according to the Wichita Police Department.

Police said a 34-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and had been cooperating with investigators.

However, authorities said they were yet to determine whether the incident was deliberate or accidental.

“She has been cooperative up to this point in the investigation,” Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses said at a press conference.

The police said the two deceased victims were residents of McPherson but were not related.

Among the injured were five children aged between one and five, who sustained injuries ranging from bruises to severe injuries considered non-life-threatening, Moses said.

Five adults, aged between 28 and 68, were also injured, while a 61-year-old person was admitted to hospital for non-traumatic medical issues.

Moses said members of the public were seen providing medical assistance to victims before emergency responders arrived.

First responders, including Kansas Highway Patrol officers, Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputies and police officers from nearby Bel Aire, found the boy and the man dead at the scene.

Meanwhile, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly expressed condolences to the victims’ families and others affected by the incident.

Kelly said she was monitoring developments and had offered state assistance to the authorities in responding to the incident.

She also commended the first responders for their efforts at the scene.