[12-p.m. News] – (Northboro, Iowa) – Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports one person is dead following an accident southwest of Northboro, Thursday. The Page County Dispatch Center (PageComm) received a call about a man’s body being found outside of a vehicle at around 5:36-p.m.  The accident happened in the 1400 block of 310^th Street. It was unknown if anyone else was in the vehicle.

An investigation determined 63-year-old Ronnie Eugene Hagey, of Burlington Junction, MO., died at the scene. Authorities say it appears that Hagey was the driver and only occupant of the vehicle. He was not wearing his seat belt. The accident remains under investigation at this time.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Page County Medical Examiner’s Office, Coin Fire and Rescue, and Shenandoah Ambulance Service.