A Tarkio man died in a one vehicle crash Friday evening in Atchison County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 41-year-old Thomas L. Smith was traveling north on Route O, two miles south of Westboro around 5:45 p.m., when his Chevrolet Malibu crossed the center line, went off the west side of the road, hit an embankment, started to spin, hit the embankment again, then hit a ditch and started to overturn. Smith was partially ejected and the vehicle came to rest on the driver’s side. According to the crash report, he was not wearing a seat belt.

Smith was pronounced deceased at the scene at 9:47 p.m.