Woman Injured in Crash with Garbage Truck on Old Anson Road in Abilene

Woman Hospitalized after Abilene Crash on Old Anson Road

Abilene, Texas (May 23, 2018) – A woman was hospitalized after a crash between a car and a garbage truck on Tuesday afternoon in Abilene, according to the Abilene Police Department.
The crash happened at Old Anson Road and West Stamford Street on Tuesday, May 22.
Police said the woman failed to stop for a stop sign as she crossed the intersection and was broadsided by the garbage truck.
The woman had to be ejected by the rescue crews. She was then transported to Hendrick Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the truck was not injured.
The accident is under investigation.
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