Cherokee, IA : Sergeant Bluff firefighter dies in rollover crash in rural Cherokee County on Saturday, July 30, 2016

A 21-year-old Sergeant Bluff man who served on the city's volunteer fire department was killed Saturday in a single-vehicle rollover crash north of Cherokee.

The crash took place around 6:45 p.m. near the intersection of 470th Street and High Country Road in rural Cherokee County.

According to a news release from the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, a pickup truck driven by 21-year-old Casey Herron, of Quimby, Iowa, was traveling east on 470th Street when he lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle then rolled over.

Vitali Zhylka, one of three passengers, was transported to Cherokee Regional Medical Center, where he died of his injuries, the release said. The driver and the vehicle's two other passengers suffered minor injuries.

Sergeant Bluff Fire Chief Anthony Gaul said Zhylka had been a volunteer with the Sergeant Bluff Fire Department for approximately four years. Gaul said Zhylka kept a positive attitude and frequently lent a hand to others both inside and outside of the fire station.

"He was a kid that just made everybody smile," Gaul said. "It didn't matter what happened when he came in, he was one that would make you laugh. He tried to always have a positive outlook."

The accident remains under investigation by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and the Iowa State Patrol.

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Sergeant Bluff firefighter dies in rollover crash