Laurel crash claims life of Salisbury man, injures five others

LAUREL, Del. – A Salisbury man has died and five other people were injured in a crash early Tuesday morning in the Laurel area.

At around 7:40 a.m., police say a 2013 International dump truck towing a flatbed trailer was traveling eastbound on Horsey Church Road, east of Chandler Road. At the same time, a 2002 Ford Crown Victoria was traveling westbound on Horsey Church Road in the same vicinity. As the vehicles approached one another, the Crown Victoria reportedly failed to maintain its lane and entered the eastbound lane of travel, ultimately colliding with the dump truck.

The driver of the Crown Victoria, a 29-year-old Salisbury man, was reportedly not properly restrained and was pronounced dead at the scene. Identification is pending notification of next of kin.

The driver of the dump truck, a 48-year-old Salisbury man, was properly restrained and was taken to a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. There were four other passengers in the dump truck who were taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Police are continuing to investigate this crash and are asking anyone with information or who witnessed the crash to contact Master Corporal Argo at 302-703-3264.