WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A 23-year-old woman died Thursday afternoon in a crash involving a motorcycle and a Roll-off Dumpster truck, police said.
Officers responded to the scene at Old Bridge Road near Occoquan Road at approximately 3:27 p.m. following reports of a crash. Investigators determined that the operator of a 2023 Kawasaki motorcycle, identified as Melanie Ruby Morales of Woodbridge, was traveling westbound at a high rate of speed when she lost control of the vehicle.
Morales separated from the motorcycle and slid under a 2009 Mack Roll-off Dumpster truck, which was traveling in the same direction. She was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, but was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
The driver of the truck, a 56-year-old man from Triangle, remained at the scene and was not injured. Police said speed was a factor in the collision.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing, and investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to contact authorities.