Saturday August, 15 2020 @ 08:40

Nature: Vehicle Accident

Location: 25061 Cannon Rd Millsboro, DE 19966

(Cannon Road & Friendship Road)

On Saturday morning, August 15^th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a vehicle accident on Cannon Road at the Friendship Road intersection.  It was reported to be a two-vehicle collision.

Emergency response units from Indian River included Rescue 80 from the Oak Orchard area and Engine #80-1 and Incident Command from the Long Neck area as well as the Delaware State Fire Police.

Emergency response crew assignments included vehicle stabilization, fluid and debris recovery, traffic control, and incident mitigation. Engine #80-1 was cancelled while responding to the incident.  The local emergency medical services provided a response and attended to the occupants of the vehicle.

It appears that a Dodge 1500 pick up towing a trailer with cut up trees was traveling on Cannon Road when a Ford F250 entered the roadway from Friendship Road when both truck collided causing damage to both vehicles.  The tow trailer became dislodged and rested in the roadway. 

The Delaware State Fire Police coordinated traffic control and closed the roadway for the duration of the incident.

The Delaware State Police are investigating.