KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A woman was hospitalized Wednesday morning after a moped and a Waste Connections truck collided in Knoxville.

The Knoxville Police Department said the crash happened in the Marble City area at the intersection of Division Street and Cary Street near the Knox County Juvenile Court and Young-Williams Animal Center around 6 a.m.

The female moped rider was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. KPD said the woman was in critical condition.

"KPD crash reconstruction investigators responded to the scene and are leading the investigation into the crash," KPD said.

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