Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal five-vehicle crash that occurred this Friday afternoon in Lewes.
On November 7, 2025, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a Ford Edge, a Nissan Altima, a BMW X2, and a BMW 135 were traveling southbound on Coastal Highway, in the right lane south of Hudson Road, slowing or stopped for traffic. Official said at the same time, a Peterbilt dump truck was traveling southbound, in the right lane, on Coastal Highway approaching the traffic ahead. The preliminary investigation showed that the Peterbilt failed to slow for the traffic ahead and as a result, the front of the Peterbilt struck the rear of the Ford, causing a chain reaction collision with the other three vehicles.
The driver of the Ford, 62-year-old Charlene Broccolo of Bel Air, Maryland was taken to an area hospital where she died. A passenger, 64-year-old Albert Broccolo, also from Bel Air, Maryland, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Nissan, a 57-year-old man from Millsboro, Delaware, was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the BMW X2, a 75-year-old woman from Milton, Delaware, was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Peterbilt, a 27-year-old man from Wilmington, Delaware, was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the BMW 135, a 74-year-old man from Lewes, Delaware, was not injured.
Coastal Highway was closed for approximately 5 hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.