Mounties are asking for help identifying suspects after a woman was dragged into a van and sexually assaulted in Prince George.

Police say the woman was walking alone on Strathcona Avenue early Thursday when she was grabbed and driven to a secluded area east of town and assaulted.

The woman managed to escape and ran away, contacting police.

Police say the suspect in Caucasian, in his early 40s and as tall as five-foot-ten with hazel eyes, short brown hair and scars over his right eye and on his left cheek.

The van is described as white or cream coloured with a burgundy interior and windows all around, has its rear seats removed and a toy Hula Dancer hanging from the rear view mirror.