Ontario woman dead after snowmobile crash in New Brunswick

New Brunswick RCMP say that a 47-year-old woman from Ontario has died in a snowmobile crash in the Nepisiguit Falls area.

According to RCMP, at around 3:45 p.m. on March 10 officers responded to the crash.

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The Mounties say that the woman was driving the snowmobile and attempted to go up a hill when she lost control of the vehicle, fell and struck a tree.

She died at the scene.

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The woman was travelling with a group of snowmobilers at the time of the crash.

Alcohol is not considered to be a factor in the crash and police say their investigation is ongoing.

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