HAYS — Two people were injured in an accident just after 8 p.m. on Labor Day in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Pontiac driven by Jenae M. Chegwidden, 18, Ellsworth, was westbound on Interstate 70 three miles west of Hays and struck a 2008 Hyundai SUV driven by Nicole M. Angulo, 23, Sugarland, Texas, from the rear.

Angulo and a passenger in the Hyundai — Steve Angulo, 55, Sugarland — were transported to Hays Medical Center. Chegwidden was not injured.

The KHP reported all were properly restrained at the time of the accident.