2 dead after garbage truck, pickup truck collide in Everett

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EVERETT, Mass. — Authorities say two people were killed and two others were injured in a crash involving a pickup truck and a city-owned trash truck in Everett.

The crash occurred at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday on Broadway, one of the main thoroughfares through the city just north of Boston.

Responding police found two passengers of the pickup, a man and woman, suffering from critical injuries. Both were taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.

No names were released and the crash remains under investigation

The driver of the pickup was taken to a hospital with serious injuries while the driver of trash truck was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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