RANTOUL -- A 40-year-old Danville woman died after being struck by a vehicle on Rantoul's south side Thursday evening.

Rantoul police said Kristina M. Sherman was injured while she was walking south in the southbound lanes of Liberty Avenue (U.S. 45) and struck by a vehicle not long after police dispatchers were notified by a caller at 10:23 p.m. that a woman wearing all-dark clothing was walking in the vicinity.

As officers responded to the first call, dispatchers received a call from a second person saying they had hit a pedestrian in the roadway.

Police officers and personnel from the Rantoul Fire Department provided medical care until Sherman could be transported to Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, where she was later pronounced deceased.

Police said the driver of the vehicle remained on scene and is cooperating with the ongoing investigation.

Illinois State Police Traffic Reconstruction Unit and the Champaign County Coroner's Office are assisting in the investigation.

Rantoul police ask that anyone who has additional information to contact police at 217-333-8911.

Arrangements can be made for information to be provided privately. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may also submit tips to Crime Stoppers by phone at 217-373-8477, online at 373tips.com or the P3 Tips mobile app.