Vehicle crash with overturned car on Route 222, Lancaster County PA
A serious crash occurred on Route 222 near Peach Road and Pleasant Valley Road in West Earl Township. One car overturned and was smoking or on fire. Debris was scattered across both northbound and southbound lanes. One person fled the scene toward Ephrata. Emergency crews responded to the incident.
Audio|Source: Lancaster County Fire and EMS - Bravo
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West Earl Township, Route 222, between Peach Road and Pleasant Valley Road in the median, a vehicle accident, vehicle reported overturned.
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Engine 291, utility 291, 1943.
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Yeah, I do that after 29 responding.
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Okay,
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after 29, okay, got a couple calls,
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possibly between two and four vehicles.
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Callers are reporting they think the vehicle was traveling in excess of 100 miles an hour and then flipped.
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They are reporting that possibly somebody fled from the vehicle, unknown if there was any other injuries.
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And they're saying that there is debris everywhere.
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I copy.
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Ambulance 1-1 is clear and LGA.
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We can go that call.
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Ambulance 1-1, yeah, start that way.
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County 822?
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Ambults 1-21.
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2211 from 222.
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We are clearing out of LGH.
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Would you like us to respond?
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Good.
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Are you unseen yet?
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Yeah,
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start that way.
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I don't know how many vehicles are involved yet if you could just start that direction.
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10-4[1]. Yeah, I'll have it shut down at 322 and 501 south.
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Copy him out.
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1-1. Do you have 400 with you?
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Copy, I'm just coming into Bookerville now.
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Okay.
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Yeah, 2-1 units got the other end shut down, heading to Africa, so we...
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County, Enmonds 1-1-9-400's in the run cross.
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Okay.
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County else, 24-1's in route.
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Anyone 124-1, okay.
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The house are 29 from Kenny.
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On the scene, one vehicle smoking,
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I'll be out investigating.
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Chief 29, okay, on the investigating in 1946.
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Go on okay.
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Okay. Okay.
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Intermediate 82, on scene.
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Intermediate 82, one, okay.
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Count, engine 29, the Rout of 6.
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Engine 29, okay.
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Okay.
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Okay. Okay.
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Matt 400, you can add us to a full one call.
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Medi 400, okay.
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County Chief 29.
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Chief 29.
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So eyewitnesses, we only have two vehicles.
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The patients know people that are...
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fled, the scene,
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witness,
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Barwards,
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Ephrada area.
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The other patient is not injured.
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I'm still checked.
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Okay, I copied that.
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Patient in the vehicle that rolled, fled headed towards Ephrata,
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the other patient is reporting that they are not injured, you're still checking further.
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Correct.
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County Traffic 29, responding.
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Traffic 29, I picked.
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Can I duty officer 29 on team? I have to connect, 29.
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Duty Officer 29 with command.
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Command 29 from Kennedy.
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Command 29 from Kenneth.
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It was reported by a couple callers.
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There was part to the vehicle on both the northbound and southbound sides.
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That correct. It was everything pretty much in the median.
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We're going to have debris on the northbound and the southbound side.
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Okay, at this one you have 3 BLS and 2 ALS respond.
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We should be sufficient with that.
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Demand 29, okay.
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Engine 291 from command.
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Go ahead.
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We're going to go on the southbound side.
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We're going to need to extinguish the fire on the car on the southbound side.
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County Station 2991 ride in LGHH.
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Station 2 in a 1091, out of LGHH.
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Utility 209-1 is around.
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...22 a minute.
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Command 29, Traffic 29, which lane is this in?
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501,
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approaching 322.
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Okay, now I'm at the right here, I'll move some tone so you can make the right.
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County Intermediate 17-1 in route landing zone.
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Copy.
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Intervie 17-1, okay.
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County, traffic 29 arriving.
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Traffic 29, okay?
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Traffic 29, okay?
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Traffic 29, I'm gonna have you, uh...
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...ide.
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Copy, which lane are you in? Which lane am I blocking?
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Traffic 29, copy.
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Command 29 from Kenny.
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Good night,
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Johnny.
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One of the vehicles is on fire.
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Nickett a crash with fire at a rescue in the pumper tanker.
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Do you need me to fill that assignment out?
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No, good. We'll be professional with just the engine.
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We just have a little bit of smoke.
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Command 29, a copy.
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Pleasant Valley Rd, West Earl Township, PA 17522
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