REPUBLIC COUNTY — Two people were injured in an accident just after 9:30a.m. Thursday in Republic County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Honda Accord driven by Bertha E. Hill, 82, Belleville, was merging onto U.S. 36 eastbound from U.S 81. A 2015 Chevy Silverado driven by Amanda L. Strnad, 37, Munden, was eastbound on U.S. 36.
The vehicles collided.
Hill and and a passenger Beth M. Hill. 57, Belleville, were transported to Republic County Hospital. Strnad and a child in the SUV were not injured. All four were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.