2-Year-Old Boy Killed, Four People Injured In Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash on Newport Gap Pike

Quick Facts:

Where: Newport Gap Pike, near Valley Lane, in Hockessin, DE

What Happened: One boy was killed and four others injured in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer

Participants:

• 36-Year-Old Man, 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee Driver
• 34-Year-Old Woman, Jeep Grand Cherokee Passenger
• 16-Year-Old Boy, Jeep Grand Cherokee Passenger
• 11-Year-Old Girl, Jeep Grand Cherokee Passenger
• 2-Year-Old Boy, Jeep Grand Cherokee Passenger
• 60-Year-Old Man, 2017 Freightliner Tractor-Trailer Driver

Reported Injuries/Fatalities:

• 2-Year-Old Boy, Fatality
• 36-Year-Old Man, Serious Injuries
• Three Jeep Grand Cherokee Passengers, Minor Injuries

Details:

A 2-year-old boy was killed and four other people injured in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on the Newport Gap Pike near Valley Lane, in Hockessin, DE. According to Delaware State Police the accident occurred around 4:10 p.m. on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Initial reports indicate the 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee was travelling south when it drifted into the northbound lanes. The Jeep and the tractor-trailer then collided head-on. All of the occupants of the Jeep were transported to a nearby hospital, where the 2-year-old was pronounced dead. The tractor-trailer driver was reported to be uninjured in the crash. Delaware State Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Newport Gap Pike in this arear is a narrow, tree-lined road with multiple stop lights. Given the severity of the accident, one or both vehicles involved would have been travelling at a considerable rate of speed.