JASPER COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before noon Tuesday in Jasper County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Dodge Challenger driven by Port A. Kenough, 27, Neosho, was westbound on Jung Boulevard west of Joplin.

The vehicle ran off the right side of the road, overturned and hit a mailbox.

A passenger Zachary A. Green 33, Galena, KS, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. Kenough was not injured.

Green was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.