Multi-vehicle crash with trapped driver closes interstate, Muncie IN
A multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck occurred on the interstate near McGalliard Road in Muncie. The semi-truck driver was trapped and required extrication by emergency responders. Fire and medical units were dispatched, the interstate was closed, and traffic was diverted causing backups for an extended period.
Audio|Source: Muncie and Delaware County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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1813-050s crash in or state's question?
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1813, I don't personally care which one takes it, but I don't think we can do it based on conflict of interest with us.
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No.
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No.
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Okay.
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I'm looking for that.
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One.
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Go ahead. Your push attack.
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Back on OTAX.
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No more.
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The driver to semi down here to move further down.
00:39
We need to clear the air to no copy.
00:44
The Walmart building.
00:46
Okay.
00:52
I'm going to need you the cool things you get here.
00:56
You got traffic in the path lane and got to split the middle,
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pull up here behind our ambulance.
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Step it up if you can.
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Ambulance for the truck driver and or fire department to help extricate him.
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High traffic, first LV will set up to north of the incident on the interstate itself.
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Now,
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it looks like they're about a mile and a half hour.
01:33
Are you requesting a medic from East Madison also?
01:39
We have medical team.
01:45
Timor?
01:48
I'm there.
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We're 10806-4.
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1041.
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21? 24. 104. 24? 104?
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24. 211 also.
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161 also.
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21? 181.
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Water County,
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Battalion 500, No standard.
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Battalion 500, engine 501, squad 501, squad 507 are on route.
02:34
Do you have a fireground for this force?
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Roll Fireground 1.
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traffic there, it's all diverting and then I'll back it up, correct?
02:48
Everybody's putting it back up now, a bunch of semi-drivers are just waiting for the 20s to open up now.
02:58
Alexander, I have more units coming your way.
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Do we have any media or radio contacts? I can let people know the roads that you close up there.
03:19
1813 is going to be 28 minutes for Speckenberg.
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1813 Amplear community way that, Monty and the Brent County as well.
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They're helping with that.
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551-2-41.
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251. 5-251.
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841.
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A 40-44-83 or we're now getting backed up all the way up on the interstate.
03:48
I copy.
03:51
By the fact that before the one you have the northbound blocks where they can get off before they come that close to you and they come back close.
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It's going to be 241, it's going to be the 332, McGalliard exit.
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Do you want to try to push them on to 32 at this point?
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Right, that's what I was saying, and I just, I would get them completely off the interstate, because that's going to be closed for hours, I'm sure.
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The door sound entrance for that, bypass.
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Did you say, second, over?
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34 radio.
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Is it something that emails can help out with track control? Is that something that they would do? You contact them all?
04:54
We're going to contact them.
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We'll go ahead and contact them back again.
05:00
We do have police come to head off that way.
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If Grant County shows up there, you might see if they'd be willing to take over the 28 exit area.
05:16
I don't have an answer for you but the cab of the second truck looks clear.
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I was when I got here.
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How's the second truck drive?
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Coming up to 16R station.
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Just get up here on scene, I need you up here, please.
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We'll be there ready to me.
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The count is for he doesn't have any acreyser report.
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Good for.
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Title I,
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application started.
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Stand four.
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Location mentioned:
IN-332 & W McGalliard Rd, Muncie, IN 47304
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