Prince George, B.C.- North District RCMP say a 53 year old woman from Alberta is the person who died in a crash that occurred south of McLeod Lake this morning.RCMP say the woman was the driver of one of two commercial vehicles that had pulled over  on highway 97 with their  pilot vehicle,  to “chain up”.

She was  on the driver’s side of her unit putting on the chains, when  a passing transport truck slid sideways  on the ice, and struck her. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into the crash continues.