(KMZA)--A Louisiana woman was injured Thursday afternoon after the vehicle she was driving stuck an object on a Nemaha County highway.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says the accident was reported shortly before 3:00 on U.S. 36 highway, about six miles west of U.S. 75 highway.

The Patrol says a SUV was eastbound when it struck a metal object that came off a westbound pickup truck.

The driver of the SUV, 66-year-old Constance Choquette, was transported to the Sabetha Community Hospital with possible injuries.

The driver of the pickup, an Illinois man, was not hurt.

Both drivers were alone in their vehicles when the accident occurred.