OKETO- Two people were injured in an accident just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday in Marshall County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Chevy Silverado driven by Jonathan Novak, 45, Oketo, was eastbound on Deer Trail Road one mile south of Oketo. The truck struck a 2008 Chevy Cobalt head-on.

Novak and the driver of the Cobalt Shayla A. Novak, 17, were transported to the Marshall County Community Hospital.

The KHP reported Shayla was properly restrained at the time of the collision. It was undetermined if Jonathan was wearing a seat belt.

Vehicle 2 was westbound on Deer Trail Road. Vehicle 1 and vehicle 2 struck head on in the center of the roadway. Both vehicles came to rest in the roadway.