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A Central Florida couple is dead after their motorcycle crashed into a garbage truck.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office reports Michael Stanley Cox and his wife Yvette Marie Cox were riding in a Harley Davidson after going to Publix Saturday afternoon in Lakeland.

The two were traveling south on Lakeland Highlands Road when a garbage truck driven by Bobby Caswell crossed in front of them.

Investigators say Cox may have tried to take evasive action but the motorcycle struck the side of the truck.