Wednesday September, 14 2022 @ 16:47

Nature: Vehicle Accident w/Entrapment

Location: Beaver Dam Rd and Indian Mission Rd Harbeson, DE 19951

On Wednesday afternoon, September 14th, the Indian River (80) and Lewes (82) fire companies were alerted for a vehicle accident with confirmed entrapment at the intersection of Indian Mission Road and Beaver Dam Road.  Additional emergency alerts included the Mid Sussex Rescue Squad, the Sussex County Paramedics, the Delaware State Police Aviation Unit – Trooper 2, as well as DELDOT and the Delaware State Fire Police.

Emergency response units from Indian River included Rescue 80 from the Oak Orchard facility and Engine #80-1 and Brush 80-0 from the Long Neck facility as well as the Delaware State Fire Police.

Emergency response crew assignments included vehicle stabilization, traffic control, assistance with patient extrication, assistance with patient stabilization, fluid and debris recovery, landing zone assignment for aviation unit, and overall incident mitigation efforts.

It appears that a red Ford pick up and a black Ford utility body pick up collided near the intersection of Beaver Dam and Indian Mission Roads blocking the travel lanes of Indian Mission Road.  One of the vehicle occupants needed extrication.  Local emergency medical providers came upon the vehicle accidents and requested emergency first responder assistance.  The injuried occupants were transported to nearby medical facilities.

The Delaware State Fire Police were ordered to close Indian Mission Road at the Harmon’s Hill Road & Phillips Branch Road, Hollymount Road & Indian Mission Road, Hollymount Road & Beaver Dam Road for the duration of the incident.  The DELDOT Traffic Management Section provided arrowboards and traffic directional assistance for the duration of the incident.  DELDOT also was providing street-sweeping apparatus to assist with fluid and debris recovery.

The Delaware State Police Aviation Unit landed north of the incident on Indian Mission Road.  The Delaware State Police are investigating.

Additional information may be obtained by viewing the following links:

1.  Cape Gazette - https://www.capegazette.com/article/millsboro-man-85-dies-two-car-crash-indian-mission-road/246066

Millsboro man, 85, dies in two-car crash on Indian Mission Road

A Millsboro man, 85, died Sept. 14 after a two-car crash north of Oak Orchard.

The crash happened at 4:48 p.m. when a 2010 Ford F-150 driven by the Millsboro man was stopped on westbound Beaver Dam Road at the intersection of Indian Mission Road, said Sr. Cpl. Leonard DeMalto of the Delaware State Police.

At the same time, he said, a Ford F-350 work truck was traveling northbound on Indian Mission Road approaching the intersection with Beaver Dam Road when for unknown reasons the F-150 pulled out in front of it. As a result, DeMalto said, the right front of the F-350 struck the left front of the F-150. The F-150 spun in a clockwise direction and came to rest on Indian Mission Road, while the F-350 traveled off the roadway and came to rest in a heavily wooded area, DeMalto said.

The Millsboro man was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Identification of the victim is pending notification to the next of kin. A woman passenger, 83, was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital, where she was admitted for serious but nonlife-threatening injuries. The driver of the F-350, a 35-year-old Lincoln man had minor injuries, but refused medical treatment at the scene.

The roadway was closed for about three hours while the collision was being investigated and cleared.

The Delaware State Police Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this incident. Troopers ask anyone who witnessed this collision to call Cpl. J. Smith at 302-703-3267. Information may also be provided by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or at delawarecrimestoppers.com .