HARVEY COUNTY — Four people were injured in an accident just before 8p.m. Sunday in Harvey County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Hyundai Tucson driven by Hannah P. Becker, 16, Hesston, was attempting to merge onto Interstate 135 from US 50 just south of Newton.

As the Hundai merged onto the Interstate left lane, a northbound 2017 Audi SUV driven by Stephen J. Schmidt, 59, Hays, attempted to slow to allow the vehicle to enter.

A northbound 2012 Chevy Camaro driven by Ethan L. Moodie, 19, McPherson rear-ended the Audi and struck the Hyundai.

Schmidt, a passenger in the Audi Jean M. Schmidt, 56, Hays, Moodie and a passenger in the Camaro Jentry F. Strothman, 22, Moscow, were transported to Newton Medical Center.

Becker was transported to a hospital in Wichita.

The occupants of the Camaro were not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.