MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A person is dead and another seriously injured after a garbage truck crash Tuesday afternoon in Manatee County, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.
Around 12:40 p.m., the garbage truck was traveling west on State Road 64 in the left turn lane, approaching Lena Road, when the 24-year-old driver attempted to make a left turn.
This was when the truck rolled onto its side, troopers explain. The truck continued to move forward and ended up crashing into a concrete curb, traffic control box and utility pole.
Eventually, the garbage truck came to a rest on its right side at an intersection.
The 47-year-old passenger was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver was left with serious injuries, FHP reports.
