(Montezuma, Iowa) – A dump truck accident late this (Wednesday) morning in east central Iowa claimed the life of a man from Harrison County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a Peterbilt dump truck loaded with gravel was traveling westbound in the 1600 block of Highway 85 (east of Montezuma) at around 11:30-a.m., when the vehicle had a tire failure. The incident caused the driver of the truck, 52-year-old Christopher Phillip Hudnut, of Logan, to lose control.

The truck left the road on the south side and entered a ditch, causing Hudnut to be ejected. He was not wearing a seat belt. The man died at the scene. The Patrol was assisted in the investigation by the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office.