Fatal crash east of Hanover

A woman is dead after the pickup truck she was driving was found submerged in the Saugeen River in the Township of Southgate on Friday.

Grey County OPP were called the scene south of Southgate Road 10 just east of Southgate Side Road 7 shortly before 7 a.m. for reports of a submerged pickup.

The OPP Underwater Search and Rescue Unit was called in and found the lone female occupant of the vehicle was deceased.

Investigators say the 2007 GMC pickup was travelling westbound on Southgate Road 10 when it left the roadway, travelled down an embankment on the south side of the road and entered the river.

The cause of the crash and what time it happened are still unclear and the OPP West Region Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit is involved.

The identity of the woman has not been released pending notification of next of kin.