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Dump Truck Crash Closed Northbound Del. 1 at Pole Bridge

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.

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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.