Valley City (CSi)  A 63 year old  Litchville man, Dennis Shape, died and his passenger injured  about 10:24 am Saturday in a one vehicle accident,  on Highway 1, about one mile south of I-94, two miles southwest of Valley City.

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The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, while northbound on highway 1, Shape suffered an abrupt severe medical condition that caused him to loose control of the Silverado.  The vehicle drifted into the east ditch and continued for a few hundred yards before striking a rock pile at the edge of a field.

Another motorist stopped to help and began CPR.  A Trooper arrived to assist with an AED.  Ambulance personnel took  over medical care a short time later. The 58 year old female passenger Diane Shape  from Litchville suffered a minor injury. Both occupants were transported from the scene by Barnes County Ambulance to Mercy Hospital, ambulance. The driver was pronounced dead at the Hospital.

Damage was estimated at $4,000 for the truck.

The crash remains under investigation.

Valley City and Litchville Fire & Rescue assisted at the scene.