Tuesday December, 31 2024 @ 16:33

Nature: Vehicle Accident

Location: Giant Food (80)

Address:  25939 Plaza Dr Millsboro, DE 19966

On Tuesday afternoon, December 31^st, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company and Mid Sussex Rescue Squad were alerted for a vehicle accident on John J. Williams Highway approaching Plaza Drive.  It was reported to be a two vehicle rear end type collision with one person suffering from neck and back pain.

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 patient stabilization where needed, fluid and debris recovery where needed, traffic control and overall incident mitigation efforts.  Some emergency response units were cancelled while responding to the incident location.

It appears that traffic was stopped for the traffic light when white Jeep SUV type vehicle struck the rear of a grey Jeep Compass causing injury to one of the vehicle occupants.  The occupant was transported to nearby medical facilities for the additional observations.

The Delaware State Fire Police coordinated traffic control with the closure of John J. Williams Highway for the duration of the incident.

The Delaware State Police are investigating.