GOODLAND- Four people were injured in an accident just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday in Sherman County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Peterbilt semi driven by Richard G. Lambert, 53, Stratton, Co., was westbound on Interstate 70 eleven miles east of Goodland when it observed snowpack on the left lane of the roadway.

The driver attempted to move to the right lane causing the semi and trailer to jackknife.

A 2006 Ford passenger vehicle driven by Gerald S. Clay, 86, Springville, UT., attempted to swerve to miss the semi and struck the trailer.

Clay and a passengers Jeffery Clay, 21, Paul Clay, 14, and Gerald Clay, 58, all of Springville, UT., were transported to Goodland Regional Medical Center. Lambert and a passenger in the semi were not injured.

The KHP reported Jeffery and Gerald Clay were not wearing seat belts.