3 Hospitalized Route 1 Multi-Vehicle Collision in Middletown Middletown, Delaware (August 17, 2017) – Three people were taken to trauma centers, two via air and one via ground ambulance after they were involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Middletown, a local news source reported. The crash occurred today, Thursday, August 17 at around 1:33 p.m., on southbound DE Route 1 in the area of Biddles Toll Plaza. The manner of the crash was not known, but several vehicles were involved including an overturned tractor. New Castle County fire crews responded to the multi-vehicle crash to find at least two vehicles...