Five people are injured including two seriously in a four-vehicle crash in Cherokee County.

The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon just before 3 o'clock at the junction of US-69 and US-169 near Columbus. One vehicle failed to stop at the four-way stop sign, struck a second vehicle and then overturned in the intersection. The second vehicle then struck a motorcycle, pushing the bike into a fourth vehicle.

68-year-old Daniel Stanton of Big Cabin, OK, and 27-year-old Meghan Martin of Lawrence were both seriously injured in the accident. Two other suffered minor injuries. All of the injured parties were taken to hospitals in both Joplin and Pittsburg for treatment.