Man Dies in Rollover Accident

Monday, January 14, 2013

— A 20-year-old Fayetteville man died in a single-car rollover accident early Sunday morning.

According to Sgt. Jason French of the Fayetteville Police Department, three men, all in their early 20s, were eastbound on Wedington Drive about 12:12 a.m. in a 2008 black Chevrolet Tahoe when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle rolled over in front of Ozarks Electric Cooperative at 3641 Wedington Drive and one man was ejected from the vehicle.

Two men were transported to Washington Regional Medical Center; one man was pronounced dead and the other suffered minor injuries. The third man was not injured, according to police. Police did not release identities of the men.

There were no indications of the weather being a cause of the accident, according to police.