(KNZA)--A Holton man has died from injuries after he was struck by a car in Holton.

According to a news release from the Holton Police Department, the Police Department  and Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to the accident around 6:30 Friday evening on U.S. 75 Highway near the Red Roof Inn.

The release said when officers arrived on scene, they discovered 77-year-old Jimmy Robbins lying in the roadway.

Robbins was transported to Topeka's Stormont-Vail Hospital, where he died from his injuries.

The release said the driver of the vehicle stopped at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation.