Head-on crash with dump truck on Highway 38

Heard on: Douglas County Fire Dispatch

01:59

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Hey, what? I got an injury accident at milepost 27 on highway 38.

00:28

2371 669 614, respond to crash, unknown injuries, milepost 27, Highway 38, Elkton.

00:37

Fire dispatch, this is 2900.

00:43

Fire dispatch.

00:46

This is 2900, we have staffed the waiting personnel.

00:53

2900, 1445.

01:00

2371, I copy.

01:02

Responding to a crash, unknown injuries, milepost 27, highway 38 in Elkton.

01:06

Supposed to be a head-on collision.

01:08

Supposed to be a blue car and a Douglas County dump truck.

01:11

Both vehicles are off the roadway in bad shape.

01:14

There is debris on the roadway.

01:17

Unknown patient information.

01:25

Fire dispatch, 2371, en route to the station.

01:34

2907, I copy and route to the station 1449.

01:43

Fire dispatch 2371.

01:47

Fire dispatch.

01:51

Can you activate the next up air ambulance and have them coordinating with 2900 units for a landing zone?

9/1/2026 02:41 PM

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OR-38, Elkton, OR

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible head-on collision at milepost 27 on Highway 38 near Elkton, involving a blue car and a Douglas County dump truck. Both vehicles were off the roadway and damaged, with debris in the road and unknown injuries. An air ambulance was requested to coordinate a landing zone with units on scene.