A 24-year-old Alturas woman was killed when her vehicle struck a tree in Lake Wales, police said.

Around 3:30 p.m., Heather Ann McPhail was driving a 2002 Buick Rendezvous west on Central Avenue between U.S. 27 and State Road 60. She lost control of the vehicle, which ran off the road and struck an oak tree.

McPhail died at the scene. There were no one else in her vehicle.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Lake Wales Police Officer David Hernandez at 863-678-4223, ext. 580.