ELLS WORTH COUNTY –Two people were injured in an accident just before 3p.m. on Wednesday in Ellsworth County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Shaun Anthony Tanner, 25, Independence, MO., was westbound on Interstate 70 at Elkhorn Creek Bridge.

The vehicle left the roadway struck the bridge center and rolled.

Tanner and a passenger Steven Tanner, 54, Independence, MO., were transported to Wesley Medical Center.

Steven Tanner was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.