One dead after Worth County fatal accident

KENSETT — One person is dead after a fatal accident on Interstate 35 in Worth County on Sunday.

The Iowa State Patrol says a vehicle was traveling southbound near the mile marker 208 exit ramp, or the Kensett exit at County Road A-38, when the driver lost control of the vehicle, with the vehicle going into the median, through the cable barrier, and struck the bridge pillar.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The victim’s name is being withheld at this time pending the notification of family members.

The Iowa State Patrol was assisted in their investigation of the accident by the Worth County Sheriff’s Office, Kensett and Northwood fire departments, and the Worth County Medical Examiner.