CHANUTE — An Iola woman was unhurt in a three-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon that injured two motorcycle passengers.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Kenneth E. Colston, 44, and Melissa L. Ellis, 41, both of Chanute, were injured when the motorcycle they were riding struck a pickup driven by Marilyn C. Kipp, 55, Iola in the 1700 block of South Santa Fe Street of Chanute.
Kipp had entered Santa Fe from a private drive in front of Colston’s motorcycle, troopers said. The motorcycle struck the pickup, skidded on the ground and struck a car driven by Dan L. Haight, 49, Chanute.
Colston and Ellis were both transported to Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Both were wearing eye protection but no helmets, according to KHP.
Neither Kipp nor Haight was injured. Both were wearing seat belts in their respective vehicles.
Chanute wreck injures two
