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OPP say the body found on the shoulder of Highway 417 on Sunday is that of a 34-year-old Ottawa woman.

Police said Monday that the woman had been struck by a passing vehicle.

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The body was found near the Rockdale Road interchange, about 30 km east of Ottawa, by a motorist at around 2:30 p.m.

The Russell County OPP crime unit was continuing with the investigation, the OPP said in a news release.