LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A Lexington crash involving a garbage truck is now confirmed to be deadly.

The Lexington Police Department says that the crash between a garbage truck and a passenger car at Leestown Road and Bradley Lane happened just after 3:30 Monday.

Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn reports that the passenger of the car, 47-year-old Rebecca Elizabeth Shackleford of Frankfort, was taken to UK Chandler Hospital and died from her injuries a short time later.

Lexington police say the driver of the car was also taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. We do not know their current condition.

There were no injuries reported for the driver of the garbage truck.

The Fayette County Coroner’s Office reports that an autopsy was performed on Shackleford on Tuesday.

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