Arkansas State Police report a Mountain View woman was killed Wednesday afternoon after being struck by another vehicle as she exited her SUV to remove a turtle from the roadway.
The victim identified as Yvonne Marie Duncan, age 66, was transported to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead after being struck by a vehicle traveling west.
Arkansas State Police preliminary fatality report states the incident happened west of the Valero convenience store on State Highway 66 in Mountain View.
Mountain View Police and Stone County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the scene along with Mountain View and Timbo Fire Departments.
No other injuries were reported in the incident.
The ASP report stated the weather was partly cloudy at the time of the accident.