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Dump Truck Crash Closed Northbound Del. 1 at Pole Bridge

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A dump truck crash has closed northbound Del. 1 at Pole Bridge Road near Boyds Corner in New Castle County.

The Wilmington News Journal reports the truck crashed just before 5:30 a.m. Wednesday and spilled its load of sand on the roadway. Emergency crews diverted  all traffic off of the highway at Pole Bridge Road.

A detour was set up to allow cars to return to the northbound roadway.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.