FAYETTE COUNTY — Interstate 70 near Vandalia was closed for more than four hours Thursday morning while Illinois State Police investigated a fatal pedestrian accident.

According to Sgt. Adam Belcher with ISP, the crash occurred in the eastbound lanes about five miles southwest of Vandalia.

ISP diverted eastbound traffic on the interstate to U.S. 40 at the Mulberry Grove exit. No other information has been released at this time. We’ll update this story when more details are released.