(KNZA)--A former Falls City, Nebraska man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a single-vehicle wreck in south central Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says killed in the wreck in Wright County was 81-year-old Willie Craig, of Mountain Grove, Missouri.

The Patrol reports Craig was eastbound on Route ZZ, five miles west of Mountain Grove, when his car traveled off the side of the roadway. The vehicle went airborne, struck a fence and multiple trees. The vehicle then overturned and caught fire.

Craig, who was the lone occupant in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Patrol says its not known if he was wearing a seat belt when the wreck occurred.