The Page County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following a collision in a road construction zone, Tuesday. The accident happened at around 5:25-p.m. on Highway 48, between C Avenue and the Essex City Limits. Authorities say 75-year old Barbara Jean Phelps, of Essex, was driving a 1999 Honda CRV. She was stopped, waiting to enter the construction zone south of Essex, with a flag person nearby, holding a stop sign.

69-year old Vicky Louise Trauernicht, of Essex, was driving a 2000 Toyota Echo and approaching the construction zone from the south. Trauernicht failed to stop for the sign and rear ended Phelps’ vehicle, causing disabling damage to Trauernicht’s vehicle. Damage from the collision amounted to $6,700. No citations were issued as of the time of the report.