UPDATE: Crash claims the life of 85-year-old man in Millsboro

9/16 UPDATE: Delaware State Police have identified the victim in this crash as 85-year-old Robert Gentile of Millsboro.

The crash remains under investigation.

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MILLSBORO, Del. – Delaware State Police say a crash in the Millsboro area Wednesday afternoon claimed the life of one and injured two others.

According to police, shortly before 5 p.m., a red Ford F-150 pickup truck was stopped at a stop sign on westbound Beaver Dam Road at the intersection with Indian Mission Road. At the same time, a Ford F-350 work truck was traveling northbound on Indian Mission Road, approaching the intersection with Beaver Dam Road. For unknown reasons, the driver of the F-150 proceeded into the intersection and into the travel path of the F-350, causing a collision. The F-150 then spun in a clockwise direction and came to rest on Indian Mission Road, while the F-350 traveled off the roadway and came to rest in a heavily wooded area.

The driver of the F-150, an 85-year-old Millsboro man, was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Identification is pending notification of next of kin. The passenger of the F-150, an 83-year-old Millsboro woman, was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital where she was admitted for serious but non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the F-350, a 35-year-old Lincoln man, sustained minor injuries but refused medical treatment at the scene.

The roadway was closed for approximately three hours while the crash was investigated and cleared. The crash remains under investigation, and troopers are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to contact Corporal J. Smith at 302-703-3267 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.