SHERMAN COUNTY – Five people died in an accident just after 2 a.m. on Wednesday in Sherman County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Volvo semi driven by Yuriy P. Mudrenko, 27, Antelope, Calif., was eastbound on Interstate 70, 11 miles east of Goodland.

The semi rear-ended a 2004 Toyota Sequoia driven by Calvin Florez, 42, Guatemala, according to KHP reports.

The collision caused the Toyota to veer into the south ditch, where it overturned.

Mudrenko was transported to Citizen’s Medical Center, and Florez was transported to Via Christi in Wichita.

There were five fatal victims in the Toyota and several other injured occupants, the KHP reported. The identities of the individuals are unknown at this time.

The drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.