Tampa woman killed in garbage truck crash, troopers say

TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa woman died on Thursday after a Toyota Corolla and a garbage truck collided.  

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 19-year-old woman was traveling northbound on Nebraska Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. in a Toyota Corolla as a Mack garbage truck,  driven by a 46-year-old Gibsonton man, was traveling south on Nebraska Avenue. 

Troopers say at the intersection of Sinclair Hills Road, the 19-year-old turned left into the path of the garbage truck, and the vehicles collided. 

A 41-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the Toyota Corolla, was taken to an area hospital with serious injures and later died.