Dispatch recording details mass-casualty response after fatal Wichita soccer ground crash
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The newly released dispatch recording captures officials classifying the crash response as a mass-casualty incident as emergency crews headed to the scene. The call adds detail to the response after a pickup entered a youth soccer area at Wichita’s Stryker Sports Complex.
Six-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer, both from McPherson, were killed, and 10 people were injured, including five children. The 34-year-old driver was released pending toxicology results and an examination of her pickup; police have not announced whether charges will follow. Wichita plans temporary barriers, a security review, and police and mental health staff at the complex the following weekend.
- Dispatch audio documents the mass-casualty response.
- Two people died and 10 were injured.
- Police released the driver pending further investigation.
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Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas, is a venue for organised sport, including youth football. A mass-casualty incident is an emergency in which the number or seriousness of injuries may require a large, coordinated response from medical and other emergency services.
The crash killed six-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer, both from McPherson, and injured 10 others, including five children. Police have not said whether the driver will face charges; toxicology results and an examination of the pickup are pending.
The response has raised questions about safety at a place used by children and families. Wichita has said it plans temporary barriers and a security review, and will have police and mental health staff at the complex the following weekend.
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Originally published by Fox News as “LISTEN: Kansas soccer field dispatch call captures mass-casualty response after driver kills boy, man”.