CHRISTIAN COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after 1:30 a.m. Thursday in Christian County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1995 Ford Ranger driven by John W. Arnold, 41, Ozark, was northbound on Highway 13 just south of Nixa. The vehicle left the road and struck an embankment.

Arnold was pronounced dead at the scene. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.