Saturday October, 24 2026 @ 10:14

Nature: Vehicle Accident

Location: School Lane and Long Neck Rd, 19966

On Saturday, October 24^th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a vehicle accident on Long Neck Road at School Lane.  Additional emergency alerts included the Mid Sussex Rescue Squad and the Sussex County Paramedics.  It was reported to be a two-vehicle accident with the possibility of one person desiring EMS evaluation.

Emergency response apparatus from Indian River included Rescue 80 from the Oak Orchard facility; Incident Command 80 and Squad 80 from the Long Neck facility as well as the Delaware State Fire Police.

Emergency response crew assignments included traffic control, patient stabilization, fluid and debris recovery and overall incident mitigation services.

It appears that a maroon Honda and a silver Mercury Mountaineer collided at the intersection causing occupant injury and vehicle damage rendering both vehicles inoperable.

The Delaware State Fire Police assisted with traffic control for the duration of the incident.

The Delaware State Police are investigating.