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ASHLEY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A Mandan woman was killed after she was ejected from a vehicle in a rollover west of Ashley Thursday afternoon.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that 28 year-old Michael Krefting and 23 year-old Courtney Elizabeth Degree were traveling on Highway 11 from Ellendale to Bismarck. The vehicle was traveling at 60 mph when Krefting lost control on a curve with fresh chip seal applied to the roadway.

The vehicle rolled and Degree was ejected from the vehicle. She was not wearing a seatbelt. Both were transported to Ashley Medical Center where Degree died from her injuries.

Krefting was transported by ambulance to Sanford Hospital in Bismarck with serious injuries.