OAKLEY  -Two people were injured in an accident just before 9 p.m. on Saturday in Logan County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Mercedes E Class driven by Timothy P. Johnson, 52, Garden City, was southbound on U. S. 83 fifteen miles south of Oakley.

The vehicle struck a deer, which caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. It went left of  center and struck a Freightliner semi driven by Juan Antonio Elenes-Serrano, 45, Thornton, CO., that was northbound on U.S. 83.

Johnson and a passenger Karen S. Johnson, 53, Garden City were transported to Logan County Hospital.
The KHP reported Elenes-Serrano was not injured and not wearing a seat belt.