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UPDATE
Dump truck flips over on Route 1 near Red Mill Pond
Driver tried to avoid car that abruptly stopped
A dump truck on its side blocks traffic on Route 1 near Red Mill Pond. CHARITY VERNON PHOTO
March 28, 2023
Traffic on northbound Route 1 was held up for an hour March 27 after a dump truck hauling dirt flipped over across both lanes.
The crash happened about 8:15 a.m. as a dump truck headed north on Route 1 near Red Mill Pond, said Sr. Cpl. Leonard DeMalto of the Delaware State Police. As the truck approached Greystone Drive, DeMalto said, a car in front of it stopped abruptly, causing the truck driver to swerve left to avoid hitting the car. This caused the dump truck to roll over across the highway and block both lanes, he said.
A large load of dirt also was dumped onto the roadway, which took about an hour to clean up, DeMalto said. The driver was flown to an area hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries.
The dump truck blocked both northbound lanes of Route 1. SOURCE: ATLANTIC AERIAL IMAGERY
Lewes Fire Department responded to the crash. SOURCE: LEWES FIRE DEPARTMENT
