The Atlantic Police Department says only minor injuries were reported following one of two accidents Thursday. Officials say a passenger in a vehicle driven by Monte Rubel, of Atlantic, complained of minor pain, but refused medical treatment. They were injured when Rubel’s vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by Raymond Gardner, of Escanaba, MI. The accident happened at around 3:40-p.m., as Gardner was backing out of a private drive near 14th and Olive Streets. Damage amounted to $7,500. Gardner was cited for Unsafe entry onto a roadway.

The other accident happened at around 10:30-a.m., Thursday, at the intersection of 7th and Olive Streets. Officials say vehicles driven by Everett Shepherd, of Aztec, NM, and James McCabe, of Marion, IA, collided as both were headed westbound on 7th Street. When McCabe stopped for the red traffic light, his vehicle was hit from behind by the Shepherd vehicle. The accident caused $3,600 damage. No citations were issued.