A Cotter woman was struck by a car and killed while she was walking on U.S. Highway 62/412 Wednesday night. The victim is identified at 74-year-old Barbara L. Flippin.The driver of the vehicle, 64-year-year old John Michael Buchanan of Gassville, was possibly injured and taken to Baxter Health for treatment. A passenger in the vehicle, 62-year-old Deborah K. Buchanan of Gassville, was not injured.
According to the accident report from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, Buchanan’s vehicle was traveling in inside lane of the highway and Flippin was walking across the highway and was in that lane of traffic when she was struck.
The accident happened at 10:56 Wednesday night near the intersection with Walnut Hill Road in Cotter.
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