Emporia, KS : Three of the nine people involved in a two-vehicle accident on Sunday August 7, 2017

Three of the nine people involved in a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 35 were taken to the hospital Sunday.

According to a report by the Kansas Highway Patrol, at about 5:10 p.m. Sunday, a 2006 Chevy Uplander minivan carrying eight people collided with a pickup truck while merging onto the interstate by Lebo. The report states that the driver of the van, 35-year-old Marta Edgar of Afton, Oklahoma, failed to yield for a 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 driven by 50-year-old Anthony Grant of Olathe while merging onto I-35 southbound off of the on-ramp at the Lebo exit.

Both drivers were uninjured.

Three of the seven passenger's in Edgar's vehicle, however, had to be taken to Newman Regional Health in Emporia via ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.

Anthonina Edgar, 68, and Surely Edgar, 34, both of Kansas City, Missouri, along with an 8-year-old juvenile from Afton, Oklahoma, had to be transported after the wreck. Four other juveniles aged 2, 4, 7 and 9, along with the driver, were not injured.

Seven of the eight occupants of the van were wearing their seatbelts. The 8-year-old who had to be taken to the hospital was not.

Grant was also wearing his seatbelt and was not injured.

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Three of the nine people involved in a two-vehicle accident