Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A Springfield man is dead after his motorcycle and a pickup truck collided.

According to a news release, Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says an autopsy on the 77-year-old will be conducted Tuesday.

The accident happened near 9th and Carpenter Streets Monday afternoon. He was pronounced dead at the hospital around 2:45 p.m.

An investigation into the accident by Springfield Police continues.  The victim’s name will not be released, Allmon says, until after the autopsy, and pending notification of next of kin.