LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man is dead after a crash between a motorcycle and a garbage truck early Monday morning.

Louisville police said the crash happened just before 2 a.m. on Dixie Highway, not far from Valley Station Road.

Investigation indicates the man was traveling north on Dixie Highway on a motorcycle when he collided head-on with a garbage truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the garbage truck stayed on scene and no charges are expected.

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