Icy road conditions are said to have contributed to a single-vehicle collision in St. Lazare on Tuesday that claimed the life of a 72-year-old woman from Birtle.
Russell RCMP says the accident happened around 10:30 Tuesday morning on Highway 41 in the community.
They say the vehicle went off the road and was found at the bottom of a steep hill, crashed into a tree.
The driver was transported to hospital with serious injuries, where she was eventually pronounced dead.