SHERMAN COUNTY – Two people were injured in an accident just before 2p.m. Tuesday in Sherman County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Toyota Tundra driven by Kent D. Dible, 60, Colby, was east bound on Interstate 70 at the Kansas 27 Junction.

The SUV blew a rear tire, ran off the roadway, and rolled an undetermined amount into the south ditch.

Dible and a passenger Dennise Dible, 65, Colby, were transported to Sherman County Medical Center. She was later transferred to a hospital in Denver.

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