Greenwood man killed in crash near Bridgeville

A Greenwood man was killed in a serious crash near Bridgeville.

According to the Delaware State Police Department, the crash occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m., Monday as a 2007 Chevrolet Colorado, pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Seashore Highway, just west of Polk Road.

For unknown reasons, the truck ran off the road and struck a mailbox. It then continued to travel along a ditch bank where it struck a culvert pipe causing it to overturn.

The driver, a 34-year-old Greenwood man, was not properly restrained and pronounced deceased at the scene. His name is being withheld at this time pending the notification of next of kin.

Seashore Highway in the area of Polk Road was closed for approximately three hours while the crash was investigated and cleared.

The crash continues to remain under investigation by the Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit.