DOUGLAS COUNTY – Five people were injured in an accident just after 10p.m. on Friday in Douglas County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Gregory D. McTaggart, 46, Kansas City, was eastbound on Kansas 10 just east of 1600 Road.

The Jeep struck an eastbound Nissan Sentra driven by Jefferson R. Garrison, 55, Ottawa, then crossed the median and struck a 2008 Toyota Corolla driven by Puyin Bai, 26, Lawrence, head-on.

McTaggart, Bai and passengers in the Toyota Joanna Bai, 25, Lawrence and Jinfan Bai, 21, and Congmeng Jia, 52, both residents of China, were transported to the hospital in Lawrence.

Garrison was not injured.

Jinfan Bai was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.