One person dead after crashing into tree in south Wichita, emergency crews say

Update, Oct. 26

Police say a Wichita man died when he crashed into a tree on Wednesday night.

Phillip Luekenga, 57, was driving a silver 2000 Lincoln Towncar when he crashed into a tree next to a paved road leading to the Southlake Village Apartments at 4141 S. Seneca, Officer Charley Davidson said in a release on Friday. Police think a medical issue contributed to the crash.

Original story:

One person is dead after crashing into a tree in south Wichita on Wednesday evening, emergency crews said.

A dispatch supervisor said the crash was reported at 8:18 p.m. in the 4100 block of South Seneca, near MacArthur. The supervisor could only confirm the initial triage of one patient in very critical condition.

But emergency crews on radio traffic said at around 8:35 p.m. that the patient had died. The patient was first considered to be in very critical condition and was reportedly pinned after crashing into a tree near a driveway in the area of Southlake Village Apartments, scanner traffic indicated.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

Jason Tidd: 316-268-6593, @Jason_Tidd

This story was originally published October 24, 2018 at 8:46 PM.