Young girl among 3 injured in Newark, Del. crash

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
The Action Cam on the scene of a head-on collision in Newark, Delaware.
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Young girl among 3 injured in Newark, Del. crashThe Action Cam on the scene of a head-on collision in Newark, Delaware.

NEWARK, Del. (WPVI) -- A young girl is among three people seriously injured in a head-on collision in Newark, Delaware.

It happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday on Sunset Lake Road near Reybold Road.

Rescue crews had to use the Jaws of Life to free both male drivers.

The men, ages 73 and 27, were rushed to the hospital with similar traumatic injuries to their heads and torsos.

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Though the 5-year-old girl, who was in the car with the 27-year-old man, was not trapped, she was the most seriously hurt.

The girl is listed in critical condition.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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