A postal employee and another driver were taken by ambulance to a Fort Smith, Ark., hospital after a recent accident north of Roland in the Liberty community.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Clint Craft said that the accident occurred at about 3:05 p.m. Jan. 25.

Craft said Tina Branham of Sallisaw was in the process of delivering mail in her personal vehicle - a Chevrolet S-10 truck - when she pulled up to a mailbox and was struck from behind by a GMC Blazer driven by Bobbie Green.

Green had come over a small hill before striking Branham's vehicle, but Craft said Green should have been able to see Branham's vehicle.

Craft said Green did not hit her brakes, but tried to swerve to the left, and instead of avoiding Branham's vehicle, ran into the back of the vehicle. The impact is believed to have caused Branham's vehicle to hit a guide wire on a telephone pole, which may have caused a spark, but no fire or explosion.

Pafford EMS transferred both drivers to Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith, Ark., where they were treated and released.