(Red Oak, Iowa) – A single-vehicle accident in Montgomery County, Friday afternoon, claimed the life of a man from Grant. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 79-year-old Clarence Sliger was driving a 2011 Chevy HHR north on Highway 71 near mile marker 36, when for reasons unknown, the vehicle left the road and came to rest in the east ditch.The accident happened at around 2:26-p.m.

Sliger was wearing a seat belt. He was transported by Red Oak Rescue to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital where he died from his injuries. The accident remains under investigation.

The Patrol was assisted at the accident scene by Villisca and Red Oak Rescue, Grant First Responders, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Montgomery County EMA.