MARION COUNTY — An accident on Highway 92 in Marion County on Friday night resulted in the death of a local high school student.

According to traffic records, on Friday evening at around 6:28pm, a Jeep Grand Cherokee was going westbound on Highway 92 when it lost its wheel. A passenger attempted to cross the highway to retrieve the lost tire when they were struck by another vehicle traveling westbound. The injured person was transported to Knoxville Hospital and Clinics and eventually life flighted to Des Moines. Life saving efforts were ultimately unsuccessful, and the injuries resulted in the death of 16-year-old Kyle Burk.

Burk was a student at Sigourney High School and formerly attended school in Oskaloosa. The Sigourney Community school district announced that additional counseling and support personnel will be available on campus for all students and staff this week, and there will be no school for PK-12 students on Thursday. After school activities will still be held.