A single vehicle rollover accident at around 3-a.m. Sunday in Poweshiek County has claimed a life. The Iowa State Patrol reports, a 2018 Chevy Cruze driven by 46-year old Matthew T. Gibson, of Brooklyn (IA) was traveling west on Old Highway 6, when Gibson failed to negotiate a curve.

The vehicle entered the north ditch and rolled several times. A passenger in the cas, 37-year old Jason W. Hayes, of Guernsey, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected and died at the scene. Gibson was wearing his seat belt. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital in Grinnell.

The State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office, Brooklyn Fire and the East Poweshiek County Ambulance.