Sacramento- a Sacramento County garbage truck and a work van were involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident this morning along the 8500 block of Folsom Blvd. The accident seriously injured the driver of the garbage truck and killed the driver of the work van.

According to the Sacramento Police, preliminary witness reports indicate that the garbage truck was traveling west bound on Folsom Blvd.  The van, traveling east bound on Folsom Blvd. traveled into the path of the garbage truck, hitting the garbage truck head on. The garbage truck then hit the overhang of a Pre-School coming to rest near the playground of the school. Fortunately the children were inside the school and not harmed.

The van’s driver was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver of the garbage truck was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. Sacramento Firefighters had to extricate both victims. It took Firefighters over 20 minutes to extricate the driver of the garbage truck.

Hydraulic oil and diesel from the garbage truck was leaking into the gutter and a Level 2 Haz Mat was requested. Firefighters from Sacramento Metro Fire also responded and the investigation into the exact cause of the accident is being conducted by the Sacramento Police Department.