Wichita girl, 14, killed after vehicle hits bridge pillar on I-135, KHP says
A 14-year-old Wichita girl was killed Saturday after the vehicle she was riding in hit a bridge pillar on I-135.
Belayna Garlen Amaya was a passenger in a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox when it left the roadway around Mile Marker 6 and veered to the right, the Kansas Highway Patrol said in a crash report. The vehicle slammed into the pillar around 6:30 p.m., causing fatal injuries.
A 16-year-old Wichita boy was driving the vehicle northbound on the highway at the time of the collision. He suffered “suspected serious injury,” the crash report said.
This story was originally published October 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM.
Amy Renee Leiker
The Wichita Eagle