MONTGOMERY COUNTY — According to Illinois State Police, a motorcycle accident Sunday in Montgomery County claimed the life of a 29-year-old Vandalia woman.

Police reports say the crash happened just after 2 p.m. Sunday, as Ashley Seigel was riding her motorcycle eastbound on Route 185, when she apparently lost control and hit a guardrail along the road.

The impact reportedly caused Seigel to be thrown from the motorcycle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Illinois State Police are continuing to investigate the crash.