I-495 reopened at Christina River Bridge after serious crash in Wilmington, Delaware

Thursday, October 31, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) -- All lanes of I-495 at the Christina River Bridge in Wilmington, Delaware, are back open after being temporarily closed due to a serious crash.

The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday in the northbound lanes of I-495 over the Christina River.

It involved a tanker truck and a pickup truck.



The view from Chopper 6 showed the front end of a truck wedged underneath the tanker.



There has been no word on how the crash happened.

The driver of the truck and the tanker were not hurt. A 14-year-old passenger in the pickup suffered minor facial injuries.

Copyright © 2024 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.