New Hazelton, B.C. – RCMP are asking for help as they investigate a fatal crash along Highway 16 in the Northwest.

New Hazelton RCMP were called out to a report of a single vehicle crash Monday afternoon approximately five kilometres west of Gitsegucla.  Police found the wreckage of a vehicle that hit the ditch off the left side of the road.

The lone female at the wheel of the vehicle was ejected from the vehicle and police say she died of injuries before emergency crews got to the scene.

Investigators believe the crash happened at about 7 a.m. that same morning, but it’s unclear why police and emergency workers didn’t get the call about the wrecked vehicle until several hours later.

Police are asking anyone that may have seen the crash itself or anything out of the ordinary along Highway 16 west of Kitsegucla to contact their local police detachment.

The woman’s name is not being released at the request of her family.