The Delaware State Police and emergency personnel were called out to the scene of a single vehicle crash on I-495 northbound, north of Edgemoore Road.
Preliminary reports indicate the crash involved a single vehicle, a van, which overturned on the roadway. As a result of this crash, a total of five people were seriously injured. Several of the occupants had to be extricated from the vehicle by mechanical means. All of those involved are being transported to Christiana Hospital.
While this crash was being investigated, a second crash occurred on the southbound side of I-495. It is unknown if anyone was injured in this crash which occurred at 7:55 p.m.
