Woman killed after collision with garbage truck near Willmar, Minnesota

KANDIYOHI COUNTY, Minn. (FOX 9) - A 56-year-old woman was killed Tuesday after her vehicle and a garbage truck collided near Willmar, Minnesota.

At 9:44 a.m. Kandiyohi County officers responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a garbage truck and a 2003 Dodge Caravan at the intersection of 60th Street southwest and 105th Avenue southwest – approximately 5 miles east of Raymond, Minnesota. 

The driver of the Dodge Caravan, a woman from Willmar, was pronounced dead on scene, according to police. 

The driver of the garbage truck, a 47-year-old male from Atwater, received minor injuries and was treated on scene by ambulance personnel.

The case remains under investigation by the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office.