One person was killed in a two car collision in a traffic accident in Burnsville early Thursday afternoon. The Accident occurred at the intersection of 197 and Highway 19E near Glen Raven Mills. The Highway Patrol reported that 83 year old Grace Gibbs Simmons of Burnsville was driving a Nissan passenger car when she tried to turn left onto US-19 from NC-197 and failed to yield to the red light. A 2007 Ford pick-up truck traveling westbound on US-19 crashed into the car. The Patrol said Simmons was killed instantly in the collision. The driver of the truck was taken to Mission Hospital with minor injuries.
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