ROCKFORD, Ill. — A man died after being hit by a vehicle on a local road.

On Monday morning around 5:30 a.m., Rockford Police posted on X that an adult man was hit by a vehicle near E. State Street and Dempster Road in Rockford. The post said the man was walking at the time.

The man was taken to a hospital for what were said to have been life-threatening injuries. The area was then closed to traffic from Dempster Road to Easton Parkway.

Around 8:45 a.m., Rockford Police said the 63-year-old man had died from his injuries.

Just after 9 a.m., the road was back open, police said.

There were no further updates.

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