7 DelDOT workers sprayed with pesticides

BRIDGEVILLE, Del. (WPVI) -- Seven DelDOT workers were taken to the hospital after being sprayed with pesticides by a crop dusting plane.

The incident happened just before 11:00 Wednesday morning on Coverdale Road near Bridgeville in Sussex County.

Crews from the Department of Natural Resources were operating the planes.

Supervisors say none of the workers complained of feeling ill or became sick in any way.

However the DelDOT workers were decontaminated on the scene and transported to the hospital for evaluation.