WILLIAMSON COUNTY — A 43-year-old Marion man is dead after being hit early this morning by a semi tractor trailer on Old Route 13.

Williamson County coroner Junior Burke says around 1:15 a.m. this morning the victim was in the westbound lane of Old 13 when he was struck by a semi.

Illinois State Police report the man killed was wearing dark clothing as he was walking in the middle of the road.

According to the Burke, the man died from the injuries he suffered in the crash.

The driver of the semi, 53-year-old Kevin Adams of Creal Springs, Ill., was not injured.

Burke is investigating the incident along with Illinois State Police and the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office.  The name of the victim is not being released at this time.