A single-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on I-80 near Walnut, has claimed the life of a Nebraska woman. The Iowa State Patrol reports 21-year old Dylin Roxane Rae Sears, of La Vista, NE., was driving a 2007 Hyundai Sonata westbound on I-80 just before 2-p.m., when she lost control of the car while passing another vehicle, near Walnut.

The vehicle entered the median and rolled over, before coming to rest in the outside lane of eastbound I-80. Sears, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from her car during the crash. She was transported by LifeNet helicopter to the UNMC in Omaha, where she died.

The accident remains under investigation. The State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Iowa DOT, Walnut Fire and Rescue, and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.