MACON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- A motorcyclist has died following an accident in Macon County Wednesday morning.

The Macon County Sheriff's Office responded to a single vehicle accident at Angle Crossing and Stare Roads around 7 a.m. on Sept. 3.

Deputies on the scene said a motorcycle left the roadway. The rider, a 68-year-old male from Oakley, was brought to Decatur Memorial Hospital after the accident. When first responders arrived, the motorcyclist was alert and conscious. But while at the hospital, the rider's condition became worse, and he was airlifted to Springfield Memorial Hospital.

The rider later died, the Sheriff's Office said. His name is being held until the Sangamon County Coroner's Office has notified his family.

The Macon County Sheriff's Office is investigating this inci

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