Iowa husband & wife die after seed truck rollover
Ava Arnold
Updated on March 14, 2026
LINN COUNTY, Iowa — A husband and wife from eastern Iowa died Wednesday following a seed truck rollover in Linn County.
The accident happened around 8:42 a.m. on Highway 13 near Travis Road, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office. That’s southeast of Marion.
The LCSO said the driver of the grain truck, 74-year-old John Kilburg, lost control and the truck rolled, ending up on its side in the southbound lanes of Highway 13. He and his passenger, 70-year-old Donelle Kilburg, were trapped in the cab and the LCSO said they had to be extricated.
John was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital after the crash and Donelle died Wednesday afternoon at University of Iowa Hospital. They were from Spragueville in Jackson County.
The accident remains under investigation by the LCSO.
