A pre-dawn crash in Bear left one person critically injured early Tuesday after a truck slammed into a pole along northbound Route 13, forcing police to shut down the roadway near Red Lion Road while they investigated.
Truck Found Wrapped Around Pole
The crash happened around 5 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Route 13 near Red Lion Road, according to 6abc Philadelphia. The station reported that one person was critically hurt in the crash, and footage from the scene showed a truck wrapped around a pole.
Northbound Route 13 was closed while police investigated, leaving the roadway blocked during the early morning hours in the New Castle County community.
A Stretch of Road With a Troubled History
The intersection of Route 13 and Red Lion Road has seen other serious crashes investigated by authorities in past years. The Delaware State Police responded to a serious motor vehicle crash at the same intersection on October 31, 2021, at approximately 6:22 p.m., according to a traffic advisory posted by the agency. State police records also reference a fatal collision investigated at South DuPont Highway and Red Lion Road, though the posted summary does not include a clear date for that incident.
Those earlier reports, drawn from the state police newsroom archive, are limited snippets and do not establish that Tuesday's crash is part of any broader pattern at the intersection. As of the 6abc report, it remained unclear when the northbound lanes would reopen to traffic.
