PILLSBURY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – 88-year-old Wesley Wixon from Hope, ND was killed after the vehicle he was a passenger in rolled in Barnes County.

The accident happened just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 14th on a gravel road about two miles west of Pillsbury.

According to the North Dakota Highway patrol, the driver, 84-year-old Marlene Wixon of Hope, suffered minor injuries after losing control of the vehicle and overturning in the ditch. The male passenger, Wesley Wixon, was treated at the scene, then transferred to CHI Mercy Hospital in Valley City where he died.

The patrol says neither person was wearing a seat belt.