Boat in road shuts Route 1 ramp at Route 273

Accident scene at Routes 1 and 273. (Photo: DelDOT traffic cam)
Accident scene at Routes 1 and 273. (Photo: DelDOT traffic cam)

CHRISTIANA, DELAWARE (6/12/12) A crash that left a boat in the roadway closed a ramp at the Route 1 and Route 273 interchange this morning.

DelDOT reported the crash about 8:20 a.m. shutting the ramp from Route 273 to southbound Route 1.

Delaware State Police investigated after the boat reportedly fell off its trailer.

Emergency crews also were called to a crash with injuries in the same vicinity at 8:43 a.m. A single southbound lane on Route 1 was reported closed for about half an hour.

All of the wreckage has been cleared from the area.