Gino Fanelli

gfanelli@dmg.gannett.com

At least 12 people were injured in a crash involving a trolley on Route 1 south of Dewey Beach Saturday afternoon, Oct. 1, according to Delaware State Police.

Police said a 76-year-old Lewes man was driving a van pulling a Jolly Trolley with about 22 passengers, who were wedding guests. For an unknown reason the trailer began to sway at about 4:41 p.m. and then overturned in the southbound lanes of Route 1, police said.

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The van stopped immediately and bystanders began helping passengers from the trolley, police said. At least 12 people were taken to area hospitals and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The driver was unhurt, police said.

Route 1 south was closed for about two hours while the crash was investigated and cleared, police said. The crash remains under investigation.

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