Woman decapitated in garbage truck crash while crossing street in Santa Ana, police say

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- A woman was hit and killed by a garbage truck in Orange County on Wednesday.

Santa Ana police said the 50-year-old woman was decapitated and died at the scene. It happened just after 7 a.m. in a residential neighborhood near the intersection of Shelton Street and West Bishop Street.

The woman was reportedly crossing West Bishop Street when she was struck by a garbage truck heading southbound on the roadway.

Pio Pico Elementary School is nearby, and children and families were in the area during the crash, police said.

The Santa Ana Unified School District has activated a crisis team to provide support for school leaders and witnesses.