ELLIS COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident just after 6p.m. Sunday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Volvo Cargo van driven by Oleg C. Brown, 51, East Pointe, GA., was eastbound Interstate 70 four miles east of Ellis.

The driver lost control on the icy road when it slid and jackknifed into the median striking a 1995 Dodge truck driven by Frankie L. Mobley, 28, Tucumcari, NM., that was in the median from a previous crash and was waiting to be towed.

Mobley and a passenger Legacy L. Roach, 25, Tucumcari, NM., were transported to the hospital in Hays. Brown was not injured. All were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.