Wichita ,KS : One person killed and three others injured in Crash after He hit the curb and crossed over the center line hitting two other vehicles on Sunday ,April 19 2015

One person is dead after a crash Sunday near 13th and Maize Road in Wichita. Three others were injured.

It happened around 12:30 p.m. Police say the driver of a white Mustang was speeding southbound on Maize when he lost control.

He hit the curb and crossed over the center line hitting two other vehicles.

Justin Huckriede was right across the street, at work, when he heard the sound of peeling tires that caught his attention.

“There was a loud bang and there was even some people walking by that were really scared you know and then pretty much right away the mustang caught on fire,” said Huckriede.

Without hesitation, Huckriede said he had to do something.

“I knew right away I needed to call 9-1-1 and make sure they got some police and fire here,” said Huckriede.

Huckriede says the police and fire response was fast.

However, before emergency crews arrived, Huckriede says there were several witnesses and onlookers who sprung into action.

“A bunch of real brave citizens stopped and tried to help pull people from the wreck and tried to get them away from the fire,” said Huckriede.

When those emergency crews showed up in a couple of minutes they got to work on the fire, and also to get the victims out of their cars, but it was too late, for one victim.

“The driver of the white ford mustang was pronounced on scene. the driver of a grey fusion and driver and passenger of land rover both taken to hospital one with serious injuries the other with moderate injuries,” said WPD Sgt. Joseph Kennedy.

As for Huckriede, he says Sunday’s fatal wreck is one he won’t soon forget.

“It’s still an image I won’t be able to get out of my head, so I don’t know what to say about that,” said Huckriede.

The accident caused authorities to shut down Maize Road from Central to 13th Street for several hours as they investigated the crash.

Officers learned that a blue Nissan 300 ZX may have been in the area at the time. They were looking for the driver of that car to get more information.



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1 dead, 3 hurt after crash on Maize Road