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Two people killed, including a child, after truck drives through soccer field

Two people, including a child, were killed and 10 others injured when a woman drove a truck through a soccer field in Kansas on Saturday, police said.

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Wichita youth soccer field truck attack

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A pickup truck drove onto a youth soccer field at Wichita's Stryker Soccer Complex during a game, killing a man and a 6-year-old boy and injuring 10 others, including five children; the driver is in custody and police are investigating the incident.

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The two fatalities were identified as a man and a 6-year-old boy, and five of the 10 injured were children.

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Two people, including child, killed after person drives through soccer game in Kansas

The driver of the vehicle is in custody, and two juveniles were in the vehicle, according to Wichita police department Two people, including a child, were killed during a soccer game in Wichita, Kansas, when a person drove a vehicle through the field at Stryker soccer complex, police have confirmed. Multiple other people were injured. The driver of the vehicle is in custody, Aaron Moses of the Wichita police departm…

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