Vehicle strikes cyclist near College Ave and Fosterburg Rd, Alton IL


A bicyclist or motorcyclist was struck by a vehicle near College Avenue and Fosterburg Road. Emergency responders requested a helicopter and closed the road for traffic control.
Audio|Source: Alton Police, Fire, EMS and Public Works
04:37
Transcript:
00:00
Now, Lincoln 1, we're getting reports of a bicyclist or a motorcyclist struck near College and Fosterburg Road.
00:07
Was in the area we'll just advise if you're offending vehicles still there or if there's a chance that Lincoln one's vehicles actually yours uh now it's going to be something else cross from
00:45
Or did you see, found him?
00:52
The back, or helicopter, helicopter please.
00:58
104, no large.
01:01
4, what's your 20?
01:07
You're in college over by mental health.
01:10
I'm going to be out with them.
01:16
You must start shutting down the road.
01:18
It looks like it's going to be all-lined.
01:37
Disregard Page, Dispatch at 1802.
01:43
820.
01:45
820 officers on scene are requesting ARCH if you could just advise if you'd like to land on scene or if you'd like them to go directly to a hospital.
02:00
Can you repeat that live traffic?
02:05
Is there a good LZ area nearby there or do you want Arch to the hospital?
02:12
Sounds like any Mace has already called the ARC to the hospital.
02:20
Got
02:30
This has 1802, ARCH has not received any requests at this time.
02:43
Dispatch from 44.
02:45
Can you go ahead and request ARC then? Call Memorial, please.
02:49
104, thank you.
02:55
As we're getting ARCH in Route 2 AMA.
03:03
I'm going to Sam, too.
03:04
Do we need to call out traffic?
03:10
I'm not sure yet.
03:12
Stand by.
03:17
Link of one, yeah, go ahead and make the call for traffic.
03:21
Trench,
03:25
clear on that.
03:27
Thank you dispatch.
03:28
Sam 2, make sure you get preliminary photographs immediately.
03:36
We're clear on that.
03:42
I'll be 10-8[1] from my crash in route to the other one.
03:46
He's going to handle his own tow.
03:56
Going to Sam 2, are we able to keep one lane of traffic open or do we need to shut it down at Fosterburg?
04:04
I think at this point it's a wide enough area we're going to need to shut it down at Fosterburg.
04:11
Sample, I've got my car here temporarily.
04:13
Dispatch, go ahead and let the oncoming shift know that whenever they relieve us, we're going to need somebody to station up here.
04:21
Come on.
04:27
Going to Sam, too, is there another unit that can come via this intersection for traffic?
04:35
Yeah, I'm going to have Deller come to you here in a second.
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College Ave & Fosterburg Rd, Alton, IL 62002
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