Icy bridge crash on I-90 westbound causes chaos, Rensselaer NY
TrafficMultiple vehicle crashes on icy I-90 westbound bridge near Exit 8 cause injuries and trigger fire and EMS response with lane closures and traffic diversion.
Audio|Source: Rensselaer City Fire and EMS
06:23
Transcript:
00:00
Orange City Fire, Mulcanemales, again.
00:02
Traffic incident on bridge, westbound, multiple accidents reported.
00:07
Alert for Orange City Fire Department, multiple calls for collisions.
00:12
Westbound bridge incidents with several accidents.
00:15
Point 24th, September 2.
00:19
Father 182.
00:28
Traffic accident with possible injury and fire department dispatched.
00:35
Exit I-90 westbound, at least three vehicles involved.
00:45
Unclear location.
01:04
Two's in Roop.
01:16
Two's in Root.
01:24
Two's on.
01:26
Avoid highway, location uncertain.
01:30
Possibly in Albany.
01:44
Card 1 to Portable 20.
01:46
Acknowledged.
01:47
Port-O-20.
01:49
Approaching the entrance.
01:51
Do you need assistance back here?
01:55
Multiple accidents to assess for injuries.
02:04
Going under the ramp.
02:07
On the bridge.
02:17
One incident at the back.
02:19
Another arriving soon.
02:21
Currently four cars involved.
02:29
Car one to Port World 20.
02:31
Three police units behind me.
02:33
Should we shut down back here?
02:36
Bridge likely needs closure.
02:39
Cars scattered across lanes.
02:42
Received.
02:43
Notify units behind me.
02:47
Shutting down lanes along the bridge.
02:52
Units en route.
02:55
Alert for ice on bridge.
03:01
Location report.
03:05
Two to one.
03:06
Should units exit city?
03:16
Car two to car one.
03:20
Confirmed.
03:21
Directing traffic off at Exit 8 between 8 and 7 still moving.
03:29
Units staging at Exit 8, moving traffic off.
03:33
Two units in area.
03:34
Shall we proceed to Exit 8?
03:42
I'll check out.
03:55
Ladder 1, 4 of a 20.
03:57
4 of a 20.
04:04
Attempting to move vehicle to allow lane clearance.
04:11
Trying to move car over, traffic stopped nearby.
04:19
Two cars will be allowed to move, staying to the right.
04:23
Opening lanes.
04:24
Acknowledged.
04:32
Opening lane.
04:33
Paul was on your second.
04:35
Listening.
04:39
Reporting five patients being evaluated.
04:52
Several run numbers issued.
04:58
Car one to portable 20.
05:05
DOT truck approaching behind.
05:09
Stopping traffic at Exit 8 and on-ramp Exit 7.
05:15
Thank you.
05:24
Six cars involved.
05:27
Directing traffic from right to left lanes.
05:33
Confirming instructions.
05:50
Car one to two, exiting at eight.
06:00
Warning of cars not stopping.
06:06
Three.
06:18
Forty through.
06:21
Requesting four units, two to a twenty.
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I-90, Rensselaer, NY
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