Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon in south Salina.
Cora Peterson, 73, of Lindsborg, was northbound on Riffel Drive in a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox when she attempted, after stopping at the stop sign, to cross West Schilling Road and go into the Walmart parking lot, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning. The Equinox was struck by a westbound 2011 Nissan Altima driven by Garett Burke, 18, of Salina, he noted. The accident occurred at 3:22 p.m. Friday.
According to Forrester, Peterson complained of chest and back pain and was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center (SRHC). A 21-year-old female passenger from Salina who was in the Altima complained of back pain and numbness and also was transported by EMS to SRHC, he reported.
The Equinox had disabling passenger-side damage and the Altima disabling front-end damage, Forrester noted. Both were towed from the scene, he added.
Peterson was cite for failure to yield the right of way, Forrester reported.