A 72-year-old man from Millsboro was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer on Friday night in Laurel, according to Delaware State Police.
State police said the man was driving east on Route 24 near Hitch Pond Road at around 11:14 p.m. At the same time, a 60-year-old man from Bridgeville was driving a tractor trailer down Route 24 in the opposite direction, according to police.
The 60-year-old then veered into the eastbound lane for “unknown reasons,” police said. His tractor trailer struck the 72-year-old man’s compact car head-on, police reported, sending the vehicle spinning off onto the eastbound shoulder of Route 24.
The 72-year-old was not wearing a seatbelt, according to police, and was pronounced dead on the scene. Police reported the 60-year-old man was uninjured. Route 24 was closed between Hitch Pond Road and Shiloh Church Road for over four hours, state police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective J.J. Smith at 302-703-3267 or contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333.
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