Police say a woman has died after a vehicle crashed into a construction hole near the Big Bay Point Road and Yonge Street intersection in Barrie on Saturday afternoon.

The area had been closed off to traffic while City of Barrie crews worked to repair a watermain break and complete necessary bacteriological testing.

Police say the vehicle was travelling southbound on Yonge Street when it entered the closed portion of the roadway, struck material being used for the repair, and ended up in the open portion of the road where the watermain repair was taking place.

Emergency services personnel were called to the scene just before 3 p.m. to help extricate two people who were trapped inside their vehicle in the hole.