Truck and semis slide off road causing lane blockage, Newton County IN
TrafficA RAM 3500 truck hauling an empty shipping container went off the road and hit a tree near 400 East and State Road 14. Icy and whiteout conditions caused multiple semi trucks to slide off the road in the same area, blocking lanes and knocking down power lines. The driver was treated by medics, and the fire department was called to assist.
Audio|Source: Newton County Fire and EMS Dispatch, Brook-Iroquois Township Fire
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Transcript:
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request Village Motors.
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It's going to be for a RAM 3500 and also carrying or hauling a shipping container, however the ship container is empty.
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It is off the road approximately 30 feet into a tree.
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For 27, west of 20.
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Westbound 11?
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Here, we can have active 65, 65 northbound, between the 254 and the 255.
00:48
Supposedly we've got a crash with the lane blockage, big a man route.
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I'm not able to get a visual via camera reference this complete whiteout down there.
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27th KLB 1026.
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Clear.
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One-night.
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Manon Foster, TK, 687, O, Xion, Union D, David, Miller,
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Red Ramp.
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Maine and Foster.
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With the ice-covered hill, it's extremely dangerous for units, unit traffic travel through just for 1043.
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263.
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3.
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311.
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I heard it.
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Do you need the 820 after the pick-up truck or the trailer?
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The trailer 28 they don't have.
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Templer.
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Some from you already requested, George.
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Ten,
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four.
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Possibility is clear and we'll be around.
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Clear, thank you.
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...down at 515.
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Go ahead.
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We're going to be approaching 55.
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Do you want us to come in a different way?
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You should be fine coming in this way.
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Clear, thank you.
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Mr. 1043, if you want to advise.
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The driver of this vehicle is with medics.
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We have them off-roadway at 400 East and 14.
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And vector.
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Oh, year, 84-35.
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Yeah, 1051 with a state police vehicle and the second and Hugo No.
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1,
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they went today. I'm just waiting for this yellow tow truck to take the red vehicle out of the lane.
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The second semi,
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but as track nights in that same location, we'll be in the yard of 635 West State Road 10.
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635 West State Road 10, there are now two semis in that location that have split off the roadway up here to not be any injuries.
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Seriously.
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Coming units further, there are now lines down in the area will be paging the fire department.
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Location mentioned:
IN-14 & N 400 E, Colfax Township, IN 47943
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