PRATT – Two people were injured in an accident just before 2 p.m. on Saturday in Pratt County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Ford van
carrying students from USD 255 in Fowler and driven by Donald W. Shumard, 55, Fowler, was westbound on U54 just east of North East 100th Avenue.

The vehicle went left of center and hit an eastbound semi.

Shumard and one passenger Kameron N. Meyer, 18, Fowler, were transported to the hospital in Pratt.

Ten other passengers including nine students were not injured.

The semi driver from Colorado was not injured.

Shumard and the semi driver were the only individuals properly restrained at the time of the accident.