The Kansas Highway Patrol has reported that a two people were taken to hospitals following an accident on Interstate 70 west bound approximately 15 miles east of Junction City in Geary County late Friday afternoon.

According to KHP the driver of a Toyota Land Cruiser, Alexander Zbarsky, 69, Valley Village, California, was transported to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan with a suspected minor injury. A passenger, Renata Zbarsky, 36, Valley Village, California, was taken to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Another passenger, a 10-year old girl, was not injured.

The vehicle was westbound on I-70 when the driver lost control and over corrected. The Land Cruiser over turned and came to rest in the north ditch. The accident was reported at 5:06 p.m. and resulted in I-70 being closed for a brief period of time.