FORT SCOTT — Three fatality accidents occurred within 24 hours and seven miles of each other on U.S. 69 near Fort Scott this week.
The first occurred Tuesday morning when Robert J. Lyons, 82, Fort Scott, pulled onto the highway on the south edge of Fort Scott.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, his pickup was struck by a southbound car driven by Kenneth L. Vandorn of Pittsburg.
Lyons was declared dead at the scene. Vandorn was uninjured.
The second fatality occurred Tuesday evening when Roger L. Sickels, 47, Mapleton, was struck and killed by a pickup…
A deadly week in Bourbon County
