An Oregon man died Thursday after he was struck by a car on Route 2 in Ogle County, just north of Grand Detour.

The pedestrian, James Morrison, 68, of Oregon, died at OSF St. Katharine’s Medical Center in Dixon as a result of the collision, Lee County Deputy Coroner Jerry Denault said.

Ogle County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched at 6 p.m. Thursday to the single-vehicle collision in the 7000 block of South Route 2 for a report of a vehicle striking a pedestrian in the road.

According to an Ogle County Sheriff’s Office news release, a white 2012 Kia Sorento, driven south by Justin A. Lange-Anderson, 30, of Camanche, Iowa, struck a pedestrian that was in the road in the 7500 block of South Route 2.

Morrison, who suffered serious injuries, was helped at the scene by Dixon Rural emergency medical services and taken to OSF St. Katharine’s Medical Center in Dixon, where he later was pronounced dead.

The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office and its crash reconstruction unit responded to the scene. The cause of the collision is under investigation.

Deputies were assisted at the scene by Dixon Rural Fire/EMS, Oregon Fire/EMS and the Oregon Police Department.