A St Joseph man was killed in a one vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon along Interstate 229.

50-year-old Alan Walker died when his 2005 Chevy truck went off the northbound lanes and overturned near mile marker one just before 5pm Tuesday.

The driver lost control and the truck skidded off the highway and overturned, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Walker was not wearing a seat belt.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by Buchanan County Deputy Coroner Richard Shelton.