By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

Speed was a factor in a single-vehicle accident that injured two Gypsum teens Thursday morning.

Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that deputies and Salina EMS personnel were sent to the entrance to the Southeast of Saline campus at approximately 8:30 a.m. Thursday for the report of an injury accident.

A 2011 Chrysler 200 driven by a 17-year-old Gypsum girl had been westbound on Kansas Highway 4 when the girl attempted to turn into the Southeast of Saline campus entrance at too high a speed, Soldan said. The car struck the concrete base of a light pole.

The girl and her twin sister, who was a passenger in the car, suffered injuries and were transported by Salina EMS to Salina Regional Health Center. Soldan said he did not know the extent of the girls' injuries. 

The driver was cited for an improper turn.

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 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostSpeed was a factor in a single-vehicle accident that injured two Gypsum teens Thursday morning.Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that deputies and Salina EMS personnel were sent to the entrance to the Southeast of Saline campus at approximately 8:30 a.m. Thursday for the report of an injury accident.A 2011 Chrysler 200 driven by a 17-year-old Gypsum girl had been westbound on Kansas Highway 4 when the girl attempted to turn into the Southeast of Saline campus entrance at too high a speed, Soldan said. The car struck the concrete base of a light pole.The girl and her twin sister, who was a passenger in the car, suffered injuries and were transported by Salina EMS to Salina Regional Health Center. Soldan said he did not know the extent of the girls' injuries. Both were properly restrained, he added.The driver was cited for an improper turn.

Two teens injured when car strikes light pole base at Southeast of Saline