MILFORD, Del.- A 16-year-old girl is facing traffic charges in connection with a Sunday evening crash in Milford, Delaware, that put multiple people in the hospital and shut down both directions of Route 1 for several hours.

Delaware State Police said the crash occurred at around 5:30 p.m. Sunda y on Route 1 (Bay Road) in the area of New Wharf Road. Troopers said a Volkswagen Beetle, operated by a 16-year-old Bridgeville girl, was on New Wharf Road and attempting to turn right onto northbound Route 1 when she entered the highway and crossed over both northbound lanes into the path of a Honda Pilot that was traveling in the left lane.

Police said the Volkswagen collided with the Honda Pilot, operated by a 72-year-old Newark woman. This caused the Honda Pilot to be redirected across the grass median of Bay Road into the southbound lanes, where it struck the side of a tractor-trailer driven by a 62-year-old Seaford man. As a result of this collision, the rear axle of the trailer to become dislodged. The Honda Pilot rotated counter-clockwise and stopped in the left southbound lane of Route 1. The tractor-trailer continued southbound dragging the rear axle, police said.

The 16-year-old driver and her passenger were transported to Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The 16-year-old was cited for Failure To Remain Stopped and Failure To Have Insurance Identification in Possession, according to police.

The 72-year-old female driver of the Honda Pilot was transported by Delaware State Police Aviation to Christiana Hospital with serious injuries. One juvenile passenger in the vehicle with serious injuries was flown by Delaware State Police Aviation Unit to the AI-DuPont Hospital.

Two other passengers in the Honda Pilot, one adult and one juvenile, were transported by EMS to Bayhealth Milford Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The 62-year-old driver of the tractor-trailer were not injured in the collision, police said.

The roadway in the area of the crash was closed for approximately five hours while the investigation was conducted and the roadway was cleared.