THOMAS COUNTY – Two people were injured in an accident just before 9 a.m. on Saturday in Thomas County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 GMC SUV driven by Tyrell Cavont’e Dennis, 17, Windsor Mill, Maryland, was being pursued by Colby Police Department on County Road R four miles west of Colby.

The driver lost control of the vehicle as the car crossed over County Road 15.

The vehicle entered the north ditch and rolled numerous time into a field.

Dennis and a passenger Faith D. Smith, 16, Catonville, Maryland, were transported to Citizens Medical Center.

Details on what prompted the chase and possible charges were not available from Colby Police on Saturday.

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