A pedestrian, a 42-year-old Mt. Pleasant man, was struck by a truck and killed late Monday night on Oakland Mills Road. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Michael Mills was lying partially on the travelled portion of the road when 17-year-old Caleb Davis of Mt. Pleasant, driving a Ford F-150, attempted to avoid Mills but struck him in the northbound lane.

The accident happend at approximately 11:50 p.m. one mile south of Mt. Pleasant on Oakland Mills Road.

Mills was transported by ambulance to Henry County Health Center.

The accident remains under investigation.