Car drives into water near River Rd bridge in NJ, Branchburg NJ
TrafficA vehicle drove into the water near the bridge on River Rd in Somerset County, NJ. Rescue teams with divers and swimmers worked to get two occupants from the car. One was rescued with minor injuries, and efforts continued to rescue the second person. The vehicle was recovered and the area was checked for more victims downstream.
Audio|Source: Somerset County and Franklin Twp
06:45
Transcript:
00:00
County 47 BLS1 responding
00:05
DECD.
00:09
County going to be broken in Do you have visual of the occupants?
00:26
Okay, I'm remaining on the 911 line with them.
00:30
Yeah,
00:34
that would be best.
00:35
We're about three minutes to having someone down to be face-to-face with them.
00:44
Okay.
00:47
Go to command.
00:55
I can see my crew in the parking lot north of the incident, which is set up a line across there just in case we need it, or do you want it to come over a brick?
01:09
Yeah, Chief, if you can sit your first crew over here, put your second crew along the bridge and put the line down there.
01:16
I don't think we're really slowing at this point.
01:18
I think they're pretty stable, but your first crew should report to the side of the bridge.
01:23
All right, receive.
01:30
County 47BLUS II is in service.
01:33
Very soon.
01:39
Truck 4-6, take a position behind the patrol car, right there.
01:42
Pull in right there.
01:44
And send your crew up to the scene with a 24-foot ladder.
01:57
Command[1]. Command.
02:02
Just with an update, we have a car in the water close to the shoreline and about three feet of water.
02:10
We have two divers that are down with the patients at the point.
02:13
Appears to be one minor injury and we're assessing the other patient.
02:21
County Coff is all.
02:28
County Rescue[2] 4-5, responding three swimmers.
02:32
Tracy Rescue[2].
02:41
Chief 35 from Station 35, Region 6.
02:56
If both injuries are going to be minor, we're living in the drought, but we're still working on getting them out of the vehicle and out of the water.
03:08
Hi, Wilson.
03:10
Madam also be advised, you're 15 minutes in from that time for call.
03:16
Appreciate them.
03:24
Go ahead.
03:27
State's the crew in the parking lot just before the River Bridge.
03:39
Receive, you got three going on the rescue right now.
03:46
Three seats, I'll meet them over there.
04:05
Thank you. Johnny Rects, 4-5-on-Z.
04:10
Chris, engine 453.
04:12
Stay on Tommy Creekstown Road, parked behind the last patrol car.
04:16
Send your crew up with ropes and vessels.
04:25
Chani, Rensy 35, Marine 35 on the patient.
04:28
Okay.
04:33
Okay. County from River Road command.
04:36
Okay.
04:42
We have one patient out of the water, up the embankment.
04:46
We're still working on executing the second patient.
04:49
All right.
04:53
County Heson 4.53 in service.
04:58
Marine 46 is in service is in service for three.
05:08
County, 47 ULus 1 and ULS.
05:10
2 on location.
05:13
Maurice. Maurice.
05:14
Responding.
05:19
2.444 the text on, on...
05:26
Please.
05:32
County Kennedy Boulevard, Command[1].
05:37
The vehicle's been uprighted going on the tow truck.
05:40
All 42 units are up, command terminated.
05:43
Terminated 2106.
05:44
Terminated, 2106.
05:49
Where is it?
05:55
River Road Command[1] from Press 35.
05:59
Go ahead.
06:02
If you got two texts on board, we're at the parking lot just by the one lane bridge.
06:10
Just checking the water, make sure there's not a third patient that might have gone downstream.
06:16
We don't think so, but we just want to do a full check of the river on the north side of the central center.
06:24
All right, copy.
06:25
Somebody's on the bridge right now.
06:28
We'll go up there.
06:29
Brush,
06:31
do you want to back up and come into the parking lot with us? We have crews in the water already.
06:40
All right, I just got an assignment to check the water here, but you want me to come to the parking lot now?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Command: Incident command in charge of the scene
[2]
Rescue: Specialized rescue unit for extrication
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Location mentioned:
River Rd, Branchburg, NJ 08876
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