(Pairietown)--Authorities are investigating a single vehicle accident Thursday morning that killed a Staunton man. According to Madison County Coroner Steven Nonn, a vehicle was traveling eastbound on Renken Road near Dustman Road. Reportedly the vehicle left the road and rolled down an embankment.

42 year old Thomas Gusewelle was pronounced dead at the scene by the Madison County Coroner's Office. Nonn says a preliminary investigation revealed that Gusewelle died of head and neck trauma.

The accident remains under investigation by the Madison County Sheriff's Office.