Vehicle collides with elk blocking highway in Estes Park, Estes Park CO
TrafficA vehicle collided with an elk on Highway 36 near mile marker 5 in Estes Park, Colorado. The airbags deployed, one person was injured, and the vehicle blocked eastbound lanes. The elk was still alive and blocking traffic. Authorities requested a deputy to handle the elk but none were available, so state patrol was contacted.
Audio|Source: Estes Valley Fire
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Transcript:
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EFIS Fire, EFIS Health One, MVA[1],
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5000 to 559 each highway 36, NAP 46 Robert Robert, 1.
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This is fire and ambulance respond to Highway 36 mile marker 5.
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Highway 36 mile marker 5 for an NBA unknown injury.
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It's going to be a vehicle versus elk.
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R.P. advise the airbags have been deployed.
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This will be on Tech 1.
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This will be on Tech 1.
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Okay. Okay.
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Copy.
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1007060 can show me out of Dean Italian 71 7060
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Italian go ahead
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Italian 71 on attack one go ahead
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Yeah, battalion, it's going to be single vehicle on its wheels.
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There's a moderate damage to the front.
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Stand by from patients.
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It's a single patient vehicle's going to be blocking the eastbound lanes.
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Copy, thank you.
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770-60.
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70.
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The elk is in the eastbound lanes that's still alive.
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Can you send a deputy out here to take care of it?
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36, 700.
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Go ahead.
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County doesn't have a deputy available.
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They're going to contact CSP.
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We'll copy that.
Police codes explained
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[1]
MVA: Motor Vehicle Accident
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Location mentioned:
US-36, Estes Park, CO
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