Grundy County officials have released the name of the man killed in the accident on Highway 14.

The one-vehicle accident was report at 4 a.m. at the junction of Highway 14 and Highway 20, about seven miles north of Grundy Center.

The deceased was identified as Michael Kulish Jr., 38, of Nora Springs, who was pronounced dead at Covenant Hospital in Waterloo.

The Grundy County Sheriff's Office said Kulish was westbound on Highway 20 when he drove off the right shoulder, tried to correct, struck the Highway 20 overpass and then travelled down the embankment, landing on Highway 14.

He was driving a semi that was hauling dead animals, which spilled onto Highway 14, closing it for a few hours.

The accident remains under investigation by the Grundy County Sheriff's Office. Assisting at the scene were Grundy Center Fire Department, Grundy Center Ambulance and and the Iowa Department of Transportation.