Two vehicle crash with fire and three injured on highway, Muscatine County IA


Two vehicles collided on Highway 70 near 277th Street north of Columbus Junction. One vehicle caught fire. Three people were injured; one died inside a vehicle and two others were found on different sides of the road. Emergency services including fire, rescue, and air ambulance responded. Traffic was controlled at the scene and a landing zone was established on the highway for the helicopter.
Audio|Source: Cedar, Louisa, and Muscatine Counties Public Safety
05:54
Transcript:
00:00
It's going to be two vehicles, one's on fire.
00:04
I got two people laying down, unconscious.
00:08
Stand by for a 28[2]th.
00:18
Lettell 70.
00:21
What do you get a chat for you? Do you get at least two?
00:28
I'll get at least two.
00:32
I got 28[2] and ready.
00:37
That background, what are you requesting?
00:40
We have a fireground, please.
00:43
Tensphor, go ahead and take fire round one.
00:45
All traffic is fire round one, please.
00:52
Tempard. Lowelliza County and Muscatine County are working at (number withheld) SiriusPI, P.I.
01:00
Taiway 70 at 277th Street. It's just north of Columbus Junction.
01:07
At least two injuries, the vehicle was on fire and there was a trap.
01:12
They're requesting a TI, but if you could just head that way and so we can figure that out.
01:21
7-4.
01:27
Would you like me to bring a tanker or a quick attack?
01:31
Ah, it looks like a lot of responders here. We're just pulling up on the scene. Why don't you stand by?
01:42
Bring a tanker, please.
01:48
Seven.
01:59
A phone, 25.
02:02
Go ahead.
02:04
Is the registered owner for that vehicle, I log, (name withheld)
02:08
Thompson?
02:10
104, (name withheld).
02:13
For Walker.
02:19
7.25.
02:21
75.
02:23
Go ahead.
02:25
So far I have three ambulances and air care coming. Can you check with medical or fire and see if we need additional?
02:33
Right now I got three patients, so I'm going to have one that's DOA[1] in the car. I'm going to have two on the west side of the road, one on the east side of the road.
02:44
So three total patients have it now.
02:47
Ten four, thank you.
02:51
We have an ETA at EMF.
02:55
To set up a landing zone.
03:05
Um,
03:07
I would say, three, four minutes.
03:10
I would say, three,
03:12
four minutes.
03:13
I'll tell if you get a response from state.
03:17
Seventy-7.30.4.5.
03:24
I overheard that 1050.
03:26
Do you want me to have that way as well?
03:34
You want to TIE, correct?
03:37
Cervoir. Cerville.
03:41
7 from 25.
03:44
Good.
03:46
We're going to try and push, we want to push traffic north of this intersection. You're going to have to land the helicopter on Highway 70.
03:54
That's the only spot we got to land it.
03:59
Trubour Highway. How many.
04:04
I'm 70 to 76.
04:08
Table.
04:14
Switching to Bumoy.
04:17
6.15.
04:20
Switching at 615.
04:26
You can 1022 per Muscatine County.
04:37
ETA on a helisopter?
04:40
We'll stopper. ETA, eight minutes on air care.
04:43
It's a second.
04:48
Deputy Squad.
04:55
ETA, eight minutes on air care.
05:01
To nine ETA? Eight minutes.
05:03
Eight minutes.
05:04
Two-four.
05:08
Two-four. One-forward.
05:14
Go ahead.
05:17
104-11-3.
05:20
10-4. 10-4.
05:21
One-zero Canadian on my phone.
05:38
10-4.
05:39
Bozo Fire, you are on city fire. Can you switch the county fire?
05:47
I'll go back and I guess we just let air care know to land between the cop cars and the fire trucks.
05:54
Four.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
DOA: Dead On Arrival (deceased person)
[2]
28: Vehicle registration check
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Location mentioned:
IA-70 & 277th St, Iowa 52739
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