Vehicle drives through Kansas soccer game, killing two, including a child
A vehicle drove through a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas, killing two people, according to police.
What happened
A person drove a vehicle through a youth soccer game at the Stryker soccer complex in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, killing two people, including a child, and injuring multiple others, according to police.13456
Wichita Police Captain Aaron Moses said the driver was taken into custody and that two juveniles were in the vehicle; he did not identify the driver or say whether charges would be filed.134
Folha de S.Paulo reported the driver was a woman and that the child killed was six years old, details not given in other accounts reviewed.2
Key points
Where accounts differ
Each account is attributed to who makes it. We do not judge between them.
What the coverage leaves out
- None of the outlets reviewed reported whether the incident was considered intentional, beyond The Economic Times noting police did not say whether they believed it was intentional.
- None of the outlets reviewed reported charges filed against the driver.
- None of the outlets reviewed identified the driver by name.
Sources (6)
Every outlet we drew on, grouped by where it is based. Read the originals for the full reporting.
Latin America
- 2Folha de S.PauloBRPrivate
Car invades soccer match in Kansas and kills two people, including a child, police say
Translated from Portuguese: Carro invade partida de futebol no Kansas e mata duas pessoas, incluindo uma criança, diz polícia
Europe
- 1The GuardianGBPrivate
Two people, including child, killed after person drives through soccer game in Kansas
Middle East & Turkey
- 3The Jerusalem PostILPrivate
Two dead, including child, after vehicle plows through youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas
- 6Anadolu AgencyTRState-controlled
2 killed, including child, as vehicle drives through youth soccer game in US
South Asia
- 4The Economic TimesINPrivate
Southeast Asia
- 5The Straits TimesSGPrivate
Vehicle drives through Kansas soccer game, killing two, including a child, police say