CENTRAL HURON, Ont. -- Provincial police in Huron County are investigating an off-road vehicle crash that claimed the life of a local resident.

Officers responded to the crash scene (off of Huron Road) just before midnight.

Police say a John Deere Gator Utility-Terrain Vehicle was travelling in a grassy area when it dropped into a deep ditch and overturned.

They say the driver, 51-year-old Nancy Bedard, was pronounced dead at the scene and a male passenger was not injured.