Friday Morning Crash In Middletown Sends Two To Hospital, One By Air

At approximately 12:09 am, New Castle County Paramedics (NCCEMS), Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown, and Delaware State Police Aviation were dispatched to the 1200 block of Middletown Warwick Road for a motor vehicle collision with reported entrapment. Responding units arrived and confirmed multiple patients, with one patient trapped, according to NCCEMS Assistant PIO Oliver Kocher.

Kocher said upon arrival, New Castle County Paramedics found two patients as follows:
1. A 21-year-old female with injuries to her extremities, trapped in her vehicle, in care of Volunteer Hose Company EMTs. The patient was extricated by rescue personnel, treated on scene by New Castle County Paramedics, and transported to Christiana Hospital via Delaware State Police Helicopter. The patient was in serious condition at the time of transport.

2. A 35-year-old male with minor injuries. The patient self-extricated from the vehicle, was treated on-scene by Volunteer Hose Company EMTs, and was transported to Christiana Hospital via Volunteer Hose Company ambulance accompanied by New Castle County Paramedics. The patient was in stable condition at time of transport.

Delaware State Police is investigating the crash.

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