Semi truck and van collide near North Higley Rd and East Brown Rd, Mesa AZ
TrafficA collision occurred between a semi truck and a van near North Higley Road and East Brown Road in Mesa, Arizona. The crash caused severe damage and trapped a person inside the van. A fatality was confirmed at the scene. A large spill of diesel fuel from the semi truck resulted in a hazardous materials response. Emergency personnel, including fire and medical units, responded to the incident. Traffic was blocked in the area for rescue and cleanup operations.
Audio|Source: Mesa Fire, Gilbert Fire, Queen Creek Fire
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Transcript:
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Sir, do you copy additional?
00:07
I have no additional at this point.
00:11
We just have communication, sorry, life crimes called over, stating from what they can tell,
00:19
that we do have a possible heavy damage.
00:22
Do you have a possible heavy damage.
00:24
They think there's a non-breather.
00:25
They've just upgraded this to a two-and-one medical.
00:28
Did you want to continue in?
00:33
What was the location? This is Higley and Brown, right?
00:37
That's affirmative.
00:39
I do have confirmed that it's a trauma code.
00:42
We went ahead and upgraded this.
00:43
Your traffic is going to be on CDX2.
00:46
Yes,
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we're continuing.
00:48
I'll be on C2.
00:50
Copy. Copy.
00:51
The second lane, just right next to the HV lane.
01:02
I copy. I'll give DPS a call.
01:04
Thanks for your help.
01:10
206 engine 222 Mediq 222 and Battalion 203 CEDEC 2 2
01:23
For whatever reason my computer is not updating That's affirmative this is going to be CEDC 2 your units are Dispatched right now nothing nobody's in route yet
01:39
It's just approaching.
01:40
We do have reports of a semi versus van.
01:44
All trauma centers are open.
01:46
We do have an authority officer on scene.
01:50
Lots of fuel on the ground.
01:53
0624.
01:58
Trauma code was one person trapped inside the van.
02:06
We're on scene.
02:07
We do have a semi versus van, heavy damage.
02:11
It do appears we do have a drama code.
02:15
At a hazmat component, due to all the fuel on the ground place, engine toolway will have command triage report to follow.
02:26
Alarmes, the G208 is on scene, C-Up, semi-versus van, heavy damage, we do have a trauma code, request in a hazbat unit.
02:34
Ninja 2.8 will be commandantreous to follow 625.
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9203, alarm.
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Venni 203. 9203.
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Additional ambulance, code 3.
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Alarm, copies, additional ambulance code 3.
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Problems. 2026, West Broadway Road.
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Engine 203 and Medic 203.
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C-DEC 3.
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E-DEC 2. 2-1 Medical.
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North Higley Road and East Brown Road.
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Metac 2. Metac 2.
03:20
DEC2, 2 and 1 Medical, North Higley Road and East Brown Road, engine 223, C deck 2.
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Portal 2A to command.
03:32
Go?
03:34
Just revise we have large, large amounts of diesel fuel all over the ground from the semi-leaking.
03:41
If you added a hazmat component to this, they will address hazards.
03:50
You have engine 223 as your hazmat unit en route?
03:55
Probably, thank you.
04:01
County 14 is on team with engineering 43.
04:04
C-deck 5, Fall, BLS, near East Main Street, Unit CC-86, Engine 213, C-Deck 5.
04:26
Can you come forward and stop treatment? You're going to assist into a crew with the trauma code in the band.
04:36
You're going to be treatment sector.
04:40
I'll be seeking treatment sector assisting in 208 with the trauma code.
04:46
Tiny 203 is on the scene, but tiny 203 to command.
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Command, go ahead.
04:52
And I'll take to join your crew.
04:57
Thank you.
05:00
I'm not a Q20 command.
05:06
Go on. That's hot, 203.
05:09
In 203. We'll be assuming Brown Road command located at the PCU on the east, the correction west of the incident.
05:20
The time 203 will be assuming for on command will be located in the BC cab just west of incident.
05:26
And sir, you are approaching the 11-minute timer.
05:31
The 11-minute timer.
05:32
We have a, looks like a complicated extrication going on here.
05:35
Go ahead and dispatch me a second ladder company, code 3.
05:39
Alarm copy.
05:40
Just confirming this is for extrication as well.
05:43
Affirmative.
05:44
Great command to ladder 206.
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Ladder 206, go.
05:50
To sign U, extrication sector, I also got another ladder coming to assist if need, it looks like it may be complicated.
05:59
Copy that, Chief.
06:01
It looks like this patient is not going to be viable.
06:06
They are true trauma code.
06:08
So I'm going to talk to PD and see if they want to extricate them now or wait.
06:13
Let's hold off on that until we confirm with medical that it is a 903[1].
06:20
Copy that. I just confirmed with medical.
06:22
They said it is a 903[1].
06:25
Copy.
06:30
Medic 220, friend.
06:33
Medic 220. Yeah,
06:36
what could be the best way? Is it Higley North or do you want us to go to Wrecker and come west on Brown?
06:42
being canceled.
06:46
Copy that canceling, thank you.
06:52
Command of letter 214.
06:59
You do not need a second ladder.
07:04
You can, we'll possibly just need the one ammo for the driver of the semi-engine 222 is taking care of that patient.
07:13
Command copies confirmed fatality.
07:17
We're going to keep the patient in place until PD wants us to remove them.
07:21
Engine 2-222 is working on the second patient.
07:25
Ready, Command 2,
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Menick 2222.
07:29
Thank you.
07:31
You guys come forward.
07:32
Looks like they're working the agent right in front of the Starbucks over there.
07:36
See if they're going to need transport.
07:40
Two parties meeting up for then.
07:41
Extrication, the command.
07:49
Extrication.
07:52
EDI wants us to leave the 903[1] in the vehicle so we don't have any extrication over here.
07:58
We're going to get our all clear on the rest of this vehicle.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
903: Mentally disturbed subject / behavioral health issue
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Location mentioned:
N Higley Rd & E Brown Rd, Mesa, AZ 85205
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