A Wells woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident near Minnesota Lake Wednesday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol says 67-year-old Patricia Bathke died of injuries in the accident. Authorities say shortly before two p.m., vehicles driven by 69-year-old James Bathke of Wells and 62-year-old Michael Johnson of Elmore collided near the intersection of Highway 22 and 240th street. Patricia Bathke was a passenger in the James Bathke vehicle. Both drivers were taken to a Mankato hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
