Problems sending data from 2 ultrasonic sensors to the second arduino

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Hello everyone, I am really stuck with this problem for quite some time now. Tried many different solutions went through many different steps. I somehow managed to send basic data like some text through the NRF24L01 (one as transmitter the other as receiver). Then I managed to get separate data from 2 HC-SR04 sensors. Managed to also send the data from one sensor to the other. However, I cannot send data from 2 separate sensors to the second arduino through the wireless communication. Here's the transmitter code

#include <NewPing.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#include <nRF24L01.h>
#include <RF24.h>
#define TRIGGER_PIN1 2
#define TRIGGER_PIN2 4
#define ECHO_PIN1 3
#define ECHO_PIN2 5
#define MAX_DISTANCE 400
int distance1;
int distance2;
#define CE_PIN 9
#define CSN_PIN 10
RF24 radio(CE_PIN, CSN_PIN);
byte address[][6]={"1Node", "2Node"};
NewPing sonar1(TRIGGER_PIN1,ECHO_PIN1,MAX_DISTANCE);
NewPing sonar2(TRIGGER_PIN2,ECHO_PIN2,MAX_DISTANCE);
void setup()
{
  delay (1000);
  Serial.begin(115200);
  radio.begin();
  radio.openWritingPipe(addresses [1]);
  radio.openWritingPipe(1, addresses [0]);
  radio.setPALevel(RF24_PA_MIN);
  radio.setDataRate(RF24_2MBPS);
  radio.setChannel(124);
  radio.stopListening();
}

void loop()
{
  delay(5);
  radio.startListening();
  const char text[] = "Out of range";
  distance1=sonar1.ping_cm();
  distance2=sonar2.ping_cm();
  while (!radio.available());
  if (distance1>=400 || distance1<=0 && distance2>=400 || distance2<=0)
  {
    radio.write(&text, sizeof(text));
  }
  else
  {
    radio.write(&distance1, sizeof(distance1));
    radio.write(&distance2, sizeof(distance2));
    delay(10);
  }
}

and here's the receiver

#include <SPI.h>
#include <nRF24L01.h>
#include <RF24.h>
#define CE_PIN 9
#define CSN_PIN 10
RF24 radio(CE_PIN, CSN_PIN);
byte address[][6]={"1Node", "2Node"};
int distance1;
int distance2;
void setup()
{
  delay(1000);
  Serial.begin(115200);
  radio.begin();
  radio.openReadingPipe(addresses[0]);
  radio.openReadingPipe(1, addresses[1]);
  radio.setPALevel(RF24_PA_MIN);
  radio.setDataRate(RF24_2MBPS);
  radio.setChannel(124);
  radio.startListening();
}
void loop()
{
  if (radio.available())
  {
    char text[32] = "";
    while(radio.available())
    {
      radio.read(&text, sizeof(text));
      radio.read(&distance1, sizeof(distance1));
      radio.read(&distance2, sizeof(distance2));
      Serial.println(text);
      Serial.println(distance1);
      Serial.println(distance2);
    }
    delay(5);
    radio.stopListening();
    radio.write(&text, sizeof(text))
  }
  delay(1000);
}

Now, I am either getting no data at all or with minor changes, I get completely random numbers without context. I would really be glad to know where the problem lies here as I watched countless videos and tried countless combinations. Any help is much appreciated.

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How does the receiver know what data it is receiving in order to put it into the correct variable ?

For instance, if the readings are not out or range then the data array will not be transmitted but the receiver always tries to read it

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