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A Warsaw woman was killed in a Sunday morning accident and a Bourbon woman was seriously injured Saturday when she was struck by a car while riding a bicycle.
The fatal traffic accident occurred at 4:19 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Packerton Road and CR 900S, south of Packerton.
Barbara L. Bibler, 72, of Warsaw, suffered unspecified injuries and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, where she was pronounced dead as a result of her injuries.
According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Bibler was westbound on CR 900S when she pulled into the path of a pickup driven by Roy Skeens, 34, of Silver Lake. The two vehicles collided in the middle of the intersection.
No injuries were reported by Skeens or his two passengers.
The accident remains under investigation.
In the Saturday accident, Cathy S. Randall, 48, of Bourbon, was eastbound on Old Road 30, west of Pearl Street, Etna Green, when she was struck by a car driven by Jami J. McIntyre, 42, of Bourbon. The accident occurred about 9:53 p.m.
According to the KCSD, Randall was riding her bicycle on the center line of the roadway when the accident happened. McIntyre attempted, but was unable, to avoid the collision. Upon impact, Randall was thrown from the bicycle onto the westbound car driven by McIntyre. Randall then fell onto the roadway.
Randall was airlifted from the scene to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, in critical condition. She has since been upgraded to serious condition.
