Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A Springfield man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle on Springfield’s east side.

Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says the 55-year-old was pronounced dead at a local hospital around 7:00 a.m. Saturday.  An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.  The victim’s name has not been released.

Allmon says the accident happened some time Friday, near Dirksen Parkway and Rochester Road.  No other details about the accident have been released.