A woman was killed and her passenger taken to hospital in a fatal collision on Highway 1 early Friday morning.

It happened about 20 kilometres west of Field, B.C. — an area that has been pummeled by hazardous weather in recent days.

B.C. RCMP spokesperson Dawn Roberts said a passenger vehicle collided with a semi-trailer.

The driver died at the scene, and her female passenger was taken to the Calgary Foothills hospital in serious condition.

Roberts said Mounties are working with the BC Coroners Service as well as police in Alberta to try and make a positive ID on the victim.

But she said both women are believed to be from Alberta, and potentially the Airdrie area.

“The conditions at the time of the crash were quite difficult. We had a lot of treacherous weather conditions in that span over the last 48 hours — a combination of both snow and rain,” said Roberts.

Roberts said the collision affected traffic on the highway for about six hours, and that it fully reopened about 7:30 a.m. MT Friday morning.

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