One woman is dead and a man is in hospital following a two-vehicle collision in Central Bedeque, P.E.I.

The RCMP responded to the crash at the intersection of Route 1A and Route 10 around 11:20 a.m. Friday.

Both drivers were taken to the Prince County Hospital, where one driver succumbed to her injuries.

Her name has not been released but police say she was a 67-year-old Lady Fane resident.

The second driver, a 24-year-old man, remains in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Route 1A remains closed at the intersection and a detour is in place.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.