RCMP says an 82-year-old woman from Yarmouth County, N.S. has died after her car collided with a snow plow.

Officers say the accident happened on Highway 3 near the Yarmouth Airport just before 2 p.m. Thursday.

According to RCMP, the woman from Belleville died at the scene and the driver of the snow plow was not injured.

Highway 3 will was closed for several hours as investigators examined the scene. It has since reopened.

Officers say the cause of the collision is still under investigation.