SALINA -Five people were injured in an accident just before 9 p.m. on Monday in Saline County.
A 2015 Nissan Altima driven by Sandra Schmitt, 71 Salina, was stopped at a red light in the southbound lanes of 9th Street at the Belmont intersection, Salina Master Police Officer Rande Repp .
While stopped, Schmittâs vehicle was rear-ended by a 2004 Jeep Cherokee driven by Alicia Dawn Ortiz, 31, Englewood, Colorado.
Schmitt , Ortiz, a passenger the Jeep Jeanann Corn, 48, Englewood, CO, and two passengers in the Nissan, ages 4 and 5, were all transported to Salina Regional Health Center with serious, but non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
Ortiz was cited for inattentive driving, according to police.