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Lombard man killed after tire flies through windshield

MADISON, Wis. - A passenger in a car was killed after a tire flew off an oncoming vehicle and through the windshield of the victim's car on the interstate in Dane County.

The victim, a 55-year-old Lombard man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The State Patrol says the fatal accident happened shortly after 1 a.m. Monday on Interstate 39/90 near Madison's Beltline interchange. The driver of the car hit by the tire lost control of the vehicle and slid into a concrete barrier.

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