Rollover crash on Interstate 55 with two ejections, Jefferson County IL


A rollover vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 55 southbound near mile marker 154 in Jefferson County, Illinois. Two people were ejected from the vehicle; one suffered a severe head injury and the other was in critical condition.
Audio|Source: Marion/Jefferson County Fire and EMS
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74-51, motor vehicle accident with rollover, partial ejection.
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Interstate 555 southbound near mile marker 154.
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8927,
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74-51, 74-61, motor vehicle accident with injury with rollover and partial ejection.
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Interstate 55 southbound near mile marker 154 at 938.
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27,
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City responding, 155 south time is up 154.
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Trip, 2101, 2101, 937, 938, 939. It is a red vehicle into a rock bluff on its side.
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I've been partially ejected.
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Waiting from his mouth is unconscious.
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We are checking on AirVAC 80.
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8917 call for additional equipment for the vehicle accident.
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South on Interstate 555 near mile marker 154.
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8917 call for additional equipment for the vehicle accident with double ejection.
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South on Interstate 55 near mile marker 154, 941.
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Understate 55 near mile marker 154, 941.
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Understate 55 near mile marker 154.
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Stations both ejected, one with a severe head injury, I believe the other one might be a trauma code. We've got ARIVAC 8 and 80 both checking weather.
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And 1727, I don't know how much patient information we've got.
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Both have been ejected. We've got one laying face down on the ditch, say as unconscious as breathing.
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We've got another male,
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the driver.
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They advise he's breathing, however, not doing well.
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