Hays- Two people were injured in an accident just after 8 p.m. on Labor Day in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Pontiac driven by Jenae M. Chegwidden, 18, Ellsworth, was westbound on Interstate 70 three miles west of Hays and struck a 2008 Hyundai SUV driven by Nicole M. Angulo, 23, Sugarland, TX., from the rear.

Angulo and a passenger in the Hyundai Steve Angulo, 55, Sugarland, TX., were transported to Hays Medical Center. Chegwidden was not injured.

The KHP reported all were properly restrained at the time of the accident.