Vehicle splits and catches fire in median on Lee Highway, Pulaski County VA
TrafficA vehicle crashed and split in half on Lee Highway near Cadell Lane in Virginia. Part of the vehicle caught fire in the median. Emergency services responded. A small child may have been involved. Air transport was on standby but later canceled. The road toward Pulaski was closed for safety.
Audio|Source: Pulaski County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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If we're all units in route deputy on team advising fully involved, fully involved.
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9-0-1.
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AT2, now it's fixed.
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T-C2, does I hear you and Ralph?
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Yes, sir.
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I just copy to try and I'm fully involved.
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Gotcha.
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Central 9-1.
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No one.
00:37
Can you check on availability of air transport if needed and have them on standby? We'll update something here shortly.
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Therefore, if people cut in half.
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Copy.
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Central, EMSCution around.
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Okay.
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All units in route.
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The rear of the vehicle is about 60 yards, 60 yards away from the front of the vehicle, possibly a small child involved.
01:24
Central Chief, Chief, too.
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Chief, go ahead.
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Arriving,
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looks like vehicle split in half, part of it's fully involved. All in the median here to cross over Cadell Lane.
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I'm going to have Lee Highway Command. I need to shut down going toward Pulaski.
01:46
Stand 4-hour all units flight guard is on standby.
02:06
Station 2 in place Station 1, Hampton, (number withheld) Claven Boulevard, Road (number withheld), Difficulty Brewing, EMF Sinclair, 21,
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56.
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Central commands.
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Good. Central, if you have a newbring cone, have them come down through trail by the high school that way.
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Control command, do I have any fire units around yet?
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Rescue Engine 2 is pulling out now.
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Okay, come up here to the crossover, you'll see.
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We got to put this vehicle out.
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For a rescue engine, too.
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Okay, for copy, L-pace, normal 158.
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We're responding with the crew of five.
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Good morning,
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I'm Miss Fort. Your time.
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I need you here in a crossover where you turn up a drive indicator.
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We've got this vehicle fully involved. I need you to pour upon experience from it.
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I'm another version of traveling or not.
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24-year-old female has an asthma.
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They're got a retailer in room (number withheld).
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9.5. Stay right there. Just stay right here, 9.
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9.5, if you can do a good search of a median,
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directly towards me on the other side,
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going up probably another 25 to 30 yards foot.
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C4, central 95 on train.
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Man, can we come over, Virginia Mobile and come wrong with?
04:20
Yeah, probably had to do that.
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Just take you time. I've got traffic stops in both directions.
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We're crossing over here in the park hall, thank you.
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Central Rescue Institute is arriving.
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Central 9-1.
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Central 911.
04:54
Another one.
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If you want to go ahead,
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call lifeguard back, take them off standby,
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there will be no flight at this time.
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Second one.
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Location mentioned:
Caddell Ln, Virginia
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