Thursday November, 3 2016 @ 16:18

Nature: Vehicle Accident

Location: Banks Rd. and Rudder Rd., Millsboro, DE 19966

On Thursday afternoon, November 3rd, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a vehicle accident on Banks Road in the vicinity of Rudder Road. It was reported to be a single vehicle versus a tree.

Emergency response units from Indian River included Rescue 80 from the Oak Orchard facility and Engine #80-1 from the Long Neck facility as well as the Delaware State Fire Police and the local emergency medical services provider.

Emergency response crew assignments included incident mitigation, traffic control, assist with patient stabilization if needed, vehicle stabilization, as well as scene preservation.

It appears that a Volvo sedan was traveling on Banks Road and did not successfully navigate the sharp curve.

The Delaware State Fire Police coordinated the complete road closure for Banks Road during the mitigation of the incident.

The Delaware State Police are investigating.