(Winterset, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Madison County report a woman from Winterset died Tuesday, during an accident that occurred about seven-miles northeast of Winterset. The crash happened at around 2:24PM, at the Intersection of Cumming Rd & Quail Ridge Avenue.

Responding Deputies identified the driver as 62-year-old Carole Harms, of Winterset.  Harms, who was determined to be the lone occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A preliminary investigation shows that Harms was southbound on Cumming Rd when she approached the intersection of Quail Ridge Ave and left the roadway as the road curved. After leaving the roadway, her vehicle struck an embankment and rolled into an adjacent ditch where it came to rest upright.

It is unknown at this time what caused Harms to leave the roadway, however a medical issue may have been a contributing factor. An autopsy at the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny has been scheduled.