One Person Killed in Accident on 50th Street Involving a Ford F-250

A woman was killed Monday afternoon (May 6th) in a car accident involving a full-sized pickup truck.

The Lubbock Police Department said the accident occurred at 50^th Street and Milwaukee Avenue at about 3:20 p.m. between a gray Ford Focus and a black Ford F-250.

The Ford Focus, driven by 24-year-old Amber Canaday, was driving south on Milwaukee Avenue when a pickup truck traveling north drifted into Canaday’s lane and collided head-on.

Canaday was pronounced dead at the scene, and her passenger was taken to a local hospital for moderate injuries. The driver of the F-250 was not injured in the accident.

Police are still investigating what caused the collision.