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FELTON, Del.- A man was killed in a car crash in Felton Thursday afternoon.

Delaware State Police say that a Mazda 5, driven by 75-year-old Michael Ibach of Frederica, was going eastbound on Carpenters Bridge Road near Roesville Road approaching a right curve, around 3 p.m.

For unknown reasons, Ibach crossed into the westbound lane and went off the north edge of the roadway, hitting a tree, according to police.

He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he died.

Carpenters Bridge Road was closed for about three hours while the crash was investigated and the roadway was cleared.

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