A woman from Batesville was killed in a two vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Independence County. Arkansas State Police say 78 year old Viola Sample was killed when the vehicle she was a passenger in was hit by a vehicle driven by 80 year old James Staton of Horseshoe Bend. The patrol says that 81 year old Cole Sample failed to yield to the vehicle that Staton was driving. Both Cole Sample and James Staton were injured and were taken to UAMS and White River Medical Center. The accident happened on U.S. 167, just before 2 Friday afternoon.