The Iowa State Patrol is investigating a fatal single car accident that occurred Tuesday in Henry County.

At approximately 11 a.m. Tuesday a 2011 Chevy Malibu was southbound on Highway 218 near mile marker 42 when the driver drove towards the median, struck the end of a guardrail and proceeded into the median. The vehicle tumbled down an embankment onto railroad tracks, landed on its top, and caught fire. The driver was pulled out of the vehicle and flown by medical helicopter to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, and was later pronounced dead. The name of the deceased has not been released. The accident is still under investigation. Iowa State Patrol and Mount Pleasant Police responded to the scene.