New Castle – Just before 2:00 this afternoon rescue crews from the Delaware City and Port Penn Fire Companies along with Delaware State Police and Trooper 4 responded to Wrangle Hill Road for an injury accident.
Upon their arrival to the area of School House Road, crews reported that a vehicle had overturned down an embankment into a ditch. Crews reported that one person was trapped.
Shortly after the initial report Trooper 4 was recalled and the road was ordered closed.
The Delaware State Police issued the following statement shortly after our initial report.
“The Delaware State Police are currently on scene of a fatal crash involving a single vehicle that occurred at approximately 1:53 p.m., Thursday, September 5, 2019, on Wrangle Hill Rd. (DE Rt. 72) in the area of School House Road.
As a result of the crash and ongoing investigation Wrangle Hill Rd. is closed in both directions at School House Rd. Motorists will experience significant delays in the area and are advised to seek alternate routes of travel.
The investigation is in the early stages with further details being released as they become available.”