A 91-year-old man from Wilmington was killed in a head-on crash in Greenville Wednesday morning, according to Delaware State Police.
The name of the man has not yet been released.
Police said that the 91-year-old was driving north on Kennett Pike approaching the intersection with Buck Road in a 2006 Ford F-150. At the same time, a 57-year-old man was heading south on Kennett Pike in an International attenuator truck past the same intersection.
At 10:30 a.m., police said the 91-year-old crossed the median into the left southbound lane of Kennett Pike, hitting the truck head-on. Both drivers were taken to the hospital, where the 91-year-old later died. Police said the 57-year-old had non-life-threatening injuries.
Southbound Kennett Pike was closed for about four hours, and police said the cause of the crash is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Second Cpl. K. Koonhow at 302-464-3347 or call Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
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