Hays – Two people were injured in an accident just before 8 a.m. on Saturday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Lincoln Town Car driven by Kim Shrauner, 54, Mulvane, was eastbound on Interstate 70 five miles west of Hays. The vehicle left the roadway, entered median and hit an embankment.

Shrauner and a passenger Ricky Lee Shrauner II, 30, Mulvane were transported to Hays Medical Center.

The passenger was not wearing a seat belt according to the KHP.