Friday October 9, 2020 @ 13:53

Nature: Vehicle Accident

Location: John J Williams Hwy and Silicato Drive, Millsboro, DE 19966

On Friday afternoon, October 9^th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a vehicle accident on John J. Williams Highway and Silicato Drive.  It was reported to a multi-vehicle incident with possibly two patients.

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

Emergency response crew assignments included vehicle stabilization, traffic control, fluid and debris recovery, as well as incident mitigation.

It appears that a white Jeep Rubicon truck and a maroon Kia Sportage were stopped at the traffic light when a maroon Ford F250 pick-up struck the rear of the Kia causing a chain reaction incident.  The local emergency medical services provider did transport two persons to nearby medical facilities for additional observations.

The Delaware State Fire Police closed this segment of John J. Williams Highway for the duration of the incident causing traffic issues in the area.

The Delaware State Police are investigating.