Albert Lea, MN (KROC-AM News)- An Iowa man lost his life in a collision on Interstate 35 in southern Minnesota on Tuesday. 

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Limited details are available as of Wednesday morning. 

The State Patrol responded to the fatal collision shortly before 8 a.m. It was a single-vehicle crash. 

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Single-Vehicle Crash On I-35 in Albert Lea Claims Life of 38-Year-Old Man from Iowa Wednesday Morning

A pickup traveling north on I-35 left the freeway and entered the median ditch at the east Main St. interchange in Albert Lea, which is about 11 miles north of the Minnesota-Iowa border, according to the state crash report

The State Patrol has identified the victim as 38-year-old Joshua David Scott of Lake Mills, Iowa.

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The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office, Mayo Clinic Ambulance, the Albert Lea Police Department and the Albert Lea Fire Department also responded to the deadly crash. 

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