MARION COUNTY – Two people were injured in an accident just before 5p.m. on Thursday in Marion County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Ford F150 driven by Benjamin Aaron Jack, 34, Topeka, was westbound on US. 56 at Limestone Road.

The pickup crossed the center line and struck a 2009 Buick Enclave driven by Kristina D. Roth, 38, Newton, almost head-on.

Roth was transported to the hospital in Hillsboro.
Jack was transported to St. Luke Hosptial & Living Center in Marion

Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.