UPDATE: Ellendale crash claims life of Pa. man

ELLENDALE, Del. – A Pennsylvania man has died following a crash involving a tractor trailer Thursday evening.

At around 7:40 p.m., troopers say a white 2015 Freightliner Cascadia pulling a Dorsey flatbed trailer was traveling southbound in the right lane of Dupont Boulevard, south of VFW Road. At the same time, a blue 2018 Kia Sportage was also traveling southbound on Dupont Boulevard, south of VFW Road, approaching the tractor trailer. The tractor trailer had begun to slow down and was turning right onto a private drive when for unknown reasons, the driver of the Kia swerved to his right, into the shoulder of Dupont Boulevard, to try to avoid hitting the trailer. The driver of the Kia was unsuccessful and hit the rear right axle of the trailer.

Police say the driver of the Kia, a 75-year-old Hamburg, Pennsylvania man, was taken to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead. His identification is pending notification of next of kin.

The driver of the trailer, a 38-year-old Laurel woman, did not report any injuries.

No other vehicles were involved in this crash. The roadway was closed for approximately five hours while the crash was investigated and cleared.

Our original story on the crash can be found here.