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One person killed in deadly wreck

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by Heartland News

MADISON, COUNTY, Mo (KFVS) -- The Missouri highway patrol said a medical condition lead to a wreck that killed a Heartland Man.

The wreck happened around 1:30 Tuesday afternoon.

Troopers say 68 year-old Denver E. Fortner of Fredericktown was driving along route H about two miles west of Catherine Place in Madison county.

Troopers say Fortner's vehicle ran off the left side of the road, hit a tree and flipped over.  Investigators say Fortner was thrown from the car.

Fortner was pronounced dead at St Louis University Hospital.

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