A woman from Terrence Bay has life-threatening injuries after a serious collision in Hatchet Lake.

RCMP say it happened just before 3pm Monday on Prospect Rd near Club Rd.

A Hyundai Tucson was travelling south when it crossed the centre line and went into a ditch.

The only one in the vehicle, an 80-year-old woman was seriously hurt and taken to hospital.

The road was closed for several hours.