Multi vehicle accident blocks interstate with injuries, Rockbridge County VA


A multi-vehicle accident involving several tractor-trailers occurred near South Lee Hwy. The interstate is fully blocked, and emergency crews report four patients with injuries including walking wounded and some chest pains. Access is difficult, and ambulances are working to reach the scene.
Audio|Source: Rockbridge County Fire and EMS
06:51
Transcript:
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92, you're going to need to get the cross over and come southbound and northbound lane.
00:05
The interstate is blocked and access is jammed up.
00:12
Man, Bivis, we're past Lossom Hall on South Lee Highway.
00:16
Lange,
00:21
any one command for Rescue 2?
00:24
Go ahead, Rescue 2.
00:28
Just confirming I'm going to be able to get on at the 180s enter track, correct?
00:38
You're not going to be able to gain access to accident.
00:41
The 181 interstate is blocked up and there's nowhere to put anybody.
00:48
1102 to command. We've made it as far as we can get.
00:58
T-C-6. I'm like right on the log.
01:02
Command,
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man.
01:09
Place Bunivist on this call as well and have them respond southbound and the northbound interstate.
01:18
Confirm the interstate is blocked.
01:23
Ten-four, you want Bunivist or rescue?
01:27
Affirmative, I need somebody to be able to get to this accident.
01:35
Senator 22, she responds 17-15. Operate Officer, please.
01:39
Command 33.
01:45
Load us to the demand. We're trying to move some vehicles so we get to you, but I'm not sure we're going to make it.
01:52
Yes, sir.
01:54
Yes, sir.
01:56
You two, I 81 northbound, the 181 over 3 for multiple tractor trailers with entrapment.
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1750.
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181 command engine 92.
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Go ahead.
02:20
And the 92 meter 15 is turned around.
02:23
We'll be coming southbound on 81 directly.
02:28
Okay, thank you.
02:31
Command 33.
02:37
32 to high you move man.
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Command, Rissy 2, we're coming up 90 till the 11 now.
02:49
Engine 22, 6501, so if you've been in us, then come back to the 188.
03:03
PPC 181, command.
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Commander.
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Confirming, we currently have four patients.
03:18
To interstate shutdown, you're going to need to go southbound in the northbound lane.
03:24
You can offer an officer.
03:27
Central Committee has us four patients.
03:34
Are we ten four to get along at the 188 southbound in the northbound lane?
03:42
Don't hit the two.
03:46
32 is going north and 11, we'll backtrack south 181.
03:52
ACC, 33 is on scene. We're behind rescue two.
03:56
What, 33, seven, eight.
03:59
23, seven, eight.
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ECCC, D2C, D2 five.
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Manager 22 to command.
04:14
Don't hit 22.
04:16
What do you think best for us to go to the bureau? Let's not come back that way.
04:22
At this time, there's no entrapment.
04:25
We have full patience.
04:28
They're all walking wounded, chest pains,
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priority threes, maybe a priority two.
04:36
Just getting access and ambulances here is the primary concern.
04:44
Julie 11, all right, Jake.
04:47
Thank you.
04:51
Go ahead. Go ahead.
04:55
Sheriff's Office advised that you should be able to take the 188 south down and the north down. If you're not comfortable with that, if you can hit the 185 crossover,
05:03
he hasn't seen any vehicles.
05:05
I believe everything is stopped.
05:09
Okay, well, it looks like the 188 southbound and the northbound in the northbound way.
05:12
With caution.
05:15
10.4.
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30-30.
05:25
Go ahead from 33.
05:28
Hey, get your stretchier and equipment, long-stein board,
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and bring it down here to the scene.
05:34
But leave yourself open where you can get to that crossover.
05:43
33, do you caught that traffic?
05:47
Yeah, one of us was currently walking to you.
05:50
We'll send another one back to get it.
05:54
Okay, your patients are going to be in the Caribbean transport unit with them.
06:03
2 commands.
06:06
We got through. We'll be there in a second.
06:13
33 to command.
06:19
Go hit the command.
06:23
We're going to try to maneuver the truck to you so we can go east and have it there.
06:28
It just might take us a second.
06:31
Okay.
06:37
Tackle, I'll tackle at me see since respondent.
06:41
Timbler, Tackle 11, I'll free.
06:49
181 command into 92.
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