THOMAS COUNTY — Two people were injured in an accident just after 1:30a.m. Saturday in Thomas County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Hyundai Accent driven by Preston James Thompson, 22, Longview, TX., was southbound on Franklin Avenue.

The driver failed to stop at the stop sign at Willow. The vehicle jumped the curb and landed in the north ditch of Intestate 70 at Country Club Drive.

Thompson and a passenger Jake A Wayne Johnson, 24, Jefferson, TX., were transported to the hospital in Colby. Both were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.