Harrington, Del.– Delaware State Police have released the name of a man killed after a flatbed trailer detached from a pickup truck and hit his car early Tuesday on South Dupont Highway in Harrington.

Police identified the victim as 21-year-old Anthony T. Mcrae, of Milford.

Troopers said the accident occurred at around noon when a Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound on South Dupont Highway toward Harrington. The Silverado was pulling a flatbed trailer with a lawnmower on top. Police said the trailer detached from the Silverado, cross the grass median and entered the left southbound lane of South Dupont Highway, where it collided with the front of a Nissan Maxima operated by Mccrae.

Investigators said Mcrae was ejected from the Maxima and struck by a Nissan Rogue that was traveling southbound on South Dupont Highway in the right lane.

Investigators said that additionally, the lawnmower, which was not secured, became airborne on impact with the Maxima. The lawnmower landed in the right southbound lane of South Dupont Highway and slid off to the shoulder of the roadway.

Investigators said the driver of the Silverado, a 68-year-old man from Harrington, was not injured.

Mcrae was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Troopers said the driver of the Rogue, a 70-year-old woman from Pensacola, Florida, was transported to the Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital, where she was treated and released.

South Dupont Highway in the area of Tower Hill Road was closed for approximately seven and a half hours while the crash was investigated and cleared.

This crash continues to remain under investigation by the DSP Collision Reconstruction Unit.