Traffic accident on interstate causing lane closures, Guilford County NC
Emergency units responded to a traffic accident on I-40 eastbound near exit 140 in North Carolina, resulting in blocking lanes one through three and coordinating lane closures. Minor injuries were reported, and the occupant of a car sustained minor cuts. Traffic management and lane closures were implemented to clear the scene.
Audio|Source: Guilford Metro Fire
03:40
Transcript:
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Battalion 2, truck 2, engine 6, car 2, engine 4, squad 1,
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I-40 east down at exit 140, I-40 east down at exit 140, 29-5 traffic accident, utilize out of pack 3.
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Well, I'll talk you about with water.
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He had these breast trucks from the side, he's going to get water.
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Breast 31 is getting a second.
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Breast 31 is getting ready to head to you.
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One mile straight.
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Cibble.
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C4, I'm 1023.
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A. C. 47, 1023.
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A. C.
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Two words, sir.
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Copy that.
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Two-fifty. Everybody on my line, I'm going to ask tank.
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Two-fifty.
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Go ahead.
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I see you walking down the hill.
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When you get to Brush 54, right here the first one tell you,
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get with their driver,
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grab the hose line, and manned are where let's start working into the woods.
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Yeah.
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...and for 53 Cabin.
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Go ahead.
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All right, just three of eyes, they were here on a wild turkey side.
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We've got the progression stop.
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We're just doing the mop-up phase up there.
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Tim, we're facing for the update.
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40. Just east of the 140.
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We're going to need lanes,
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one, two, and three blocks at this time.
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I'm going to call get a cop to shut this on-rrap.
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I get a PD officer to shut the eastbound on-rrap at the university.
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I need to shut that place.
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Mr. 6, Major 4, do you want to shut that on-rap down?
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Shut the on-ramp down.
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I'm going to let some of these cars pass.
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We're going to have to get some of them out of the way before we figure.
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I don't know what we're going to do here, to be honest.
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It's kind of in the middle.
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Most open lanes is going to be the on-ramp lane and number one lane.
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Got the engine full, get off and come back down that on-ramp.
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It's just that on-ramp.
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Let's shut the on wrap off and shut this lane down over here at the wall all the way to the number one.
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That way they can have that on-rat lane and that number one lane to get around.
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You need us to come up and check the anything.
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Negative. Occupant of the car,
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minor lacerations.
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Occument of the road tractor still in the vehicle.
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No complaints of injuries at this time.
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I-40, North Carolina
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