Truck brakes fail, blocking lanes near Monarch Ski Area


Audio|Source: Chaffee County Public Safety
02:10
Transcript:
Chief County Fire, Chief County Fire, standby for a motor vehicle accident, page. Attention Chiefie County Fire, Chiefie County Fire. If we're going to have a response to Monarche ski area, approximately 1,500 yards below the ski area on Highway 50, there is going to be a... truck that rolled over blocking multiple lanes. Unknown injuries, unknown. Unknown if anybody is injured, unknown if any collided with anything at the time of age 22.04. Go out about a case point. Go ahead. Is this a driver or a truck? An unknown on injury? Yeah, it's responding to Monarch. This is not going to be a rollover. The brakes failed and his vehicle rolled on its wheels down the road and is now blocking eastbound lanes and part of the westbound lanes. No injuries and he does not know if he hit anything. 225. Will you check with CSB and see if they'll change the message board that Pontchia and the other side of Sargent to accident ahead or lane blockage something that gives people some warning for us and then will you notify through CSP And the vehicle was hauling a mobile home. It doesn't sound like it was a rollover. He skid down on his tires. It was just brakes fail.
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Location mentioned:
Near US-50, Salida, CO 81201
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