(KNZA)--Two people were seriously injured in head-on crash Thursday afternoon in Jackson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened on K-16 Highway, just west of Holton,  shortly before 4:30.

According to the KHP report, 68-year-old Denise White, of Holton, was eastbound on K-16 when her Subaru Forester crossed the center line and struck a westbound Chevy Equinox driven by 80-year-old Marna McDowell, of Onaga, head-on.

White was transported to the Holton Community Hospital with suspected serious injuries.

McDowell was transported to Topeka's Stormont-Vail Hospital with  suspected serious injuries.

The Patrol says both drivers, who were alone in their vehicles, were wearing seat belts.