An eastern Iowa man has died in a one-vehicle accident near Iowa City.

It happened at about 2pm Wednesday, on Highway 218, on an exit ramp onto Interstate 80.

A truck driven by 36 year old Justin Witter of Center Point, was in the process of merging onto the eastbound lanes of I-80, when he failed to negotiate a curve on the ramp.

He drove off the road, hit a gorge and vaulted into a bridge footing.

Witter was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.

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