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Wichita police seek witness footage after fatal soccer-field crash

USA TODAY's press conference recording details the emergency response and appeals for evidence after two people died at a youth game.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 314,111 views a day, 15 times a normal first day on this channel (20,397).

Police press conference: 2 dead, 11 hurt after truck strikes crowd at Kansas youth soccer game

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2:48Captain Aaron Moses says a pickup truck drove through a youth soccer match at Stryker Complex.
4:46Police report eleven people hospitalized and ask attendees to submit photographs and video.
7:24Emergency officials credit bystanders with providing aid before responders arrived.
10:29COMCARE's Malachi Winters outlines signs of trauma and available crisis and walk-in support.
12:05Moses explains how witnesses can provide tips and information to investigators.
13:03Reporters question officials about the investigation, surveillance footage and safety protocols.

Wichita investigators are asking people who attended the soccer game at Stryker Sports Complex to share photographs and video after a pickup truck drove through the match on October 17.

In the press conference carried by USA TODAY, Captain Aaron Moses confirms that a child and an adult man died at the scene. Eleven other people were injured and taken to hospitals, police said.

The briefing also describes the help already underway when emergency crews arrived. Police, fire and EMS officials credit civilian bystanders with providing immediate aid. Fire Chief Michael Meir puts the responders' arrival plainly: "They didn't begin patient care; they continued patient care."

Beyond the immediate response, Malachi Winters of Sedgwick County COMCARE explains that the psychological effects can reach witnesses and others who were not physically injured. He outlines signs of trauma and available crisis and walk-in support. Mayor Lily Wu offers condolences, saying, "Tonight, Wichita grieves together."

The recording drew about 191,000 views in its first ten hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for regular videos. It preserves the extended briefing, including reporters' questions and Moses's instructions for submitting evidence to investigators.

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