TOPEKA- A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday in Shawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Chevy Impala driven by Alma L. Sexton, 78, Paola, was merging off U.S. 75 onto northbound Topeka Boulevard five miles south of Topeka.

The vehicle was rear-ended by a 2014 Chevy Impala driven by Darren A. Cashier, 49, Carbondale.

Sexton was transported to Stormont Vail. Cashier was not injured. The KHP reported both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident.