A 74-year-old woman is dead and a 78-year-old man is in hospital following a fatal car accident that happened on the Nisga'a Hwy yesterday.
"An elderly couple traveling north on Highway 113 in a 2000 Ford pickup, lost control leaving the road and landing upside down in the northbound ditch," reads the RCMP release.
A member of Terrace RCMP came across the single vehicle collision, approximately 11km north of Terrace, around 7:30 p.m. last night, June 27.
"The 74-year-old female passenger died at the scene while the 78-year-old male driver was transported to Mills Memorial Hospital after being extricated by Terrace Fire & Rescue," reads the release. "He was later transported by air ambulance to Vancouver General Hospital."
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor. West Pacific Region Traffic Services along with the Integrated Collision Analyst and Reconstruction Services continue to investigate the cause of the collision.
Police are reminding all motorists to drive with care this Canada Day weekend, reads the release.