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A senior sister missionary serving in the California Fresno Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died Saturday evening, May 18, in a car accident in Fresno County, California.

Sister Mary Hardin, 65, from San Antonio, Texas, and her husband, Elder Paul Hardin, were stopped at a red light when a pickup truck struck their vehicle at a high rate of speed, according to a statement from Sam Penrod, spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Sister Hardin died at the scene. Elder Hardin is hospitalized with critical injuries. They have been serving as missionaries since January.

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