One person has died after a traffic accident in Mattoon.
Mattoon police say Sunday night officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of Lakeland Boulevard after reports a person was hit by a vehicle.
Police say when they got to the scene, they found a man in the road.
They say 55-year-old Steve Monte of Chicago as taken to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center where he died.
An Illinois State Police accident re-constructionist is assisting with the investigation.
Preliminary results indicate Monte was walking in the middle of the South-bound lane at the time of the accident.