(Hillsboro)--A bicyclist was killed in an accident Thursday evening on the West Frontage Road, a half mile south of the Sangamon-Montgomery County line. According to Illinois State Police, 60 year old Stephen Knipp was riding northbound on the West Frontage Road near Virden Avenue. Reportedly a vehicle driven by 23 year old Shane Neighbors of Girard struck the back of the bicycle, throwing Knipp and the bicycle into a fenced area.

Knipp was declared dead at the scene by Montgomery County Coroner Rick Broaddus. The accident remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police Reconstruction Team.