PAWNEE COUNTY — Two people were injured in an accident just after 1:30p.m. Friday in Pawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Ford SUV driven by Kenlee A. West, 23, Liberal was northbound on U.S. 183 behind a pickup and a semi four miles north of Larned.

The driver changed lanes in an attempt to pass the semi. The SUV rear-ended the semi’s trailer as it was turning left onto S Road.

A passenger in the SUV Jacqueline Ravera, 21, Liberal, was transported to the hospital in Larned. Another passenger in the SUV Benito Ravera, 49, Liberal, was transported to a hospital in Wichita.

The semi driver   Dallas D. Hiebert, 63, Rozel, and two children in the SUV were not injured.  The occupants in the SUV were properly restrained at the time of the accident. The KHP did not have information on Hiebert’s seat belt usage.