Traffic accident blocks lanes near Darkwater on highway, Schuylkill County PA
TrafficA traffic accident on the southbound side of highway PA-61 near Darkwater caused blockage of the northbound lanes. Emergency responders coordinated lane closures and detours to manage the traffic backup and assist a patient with shoulder pain. The incident caused significant traffic delays until lanes were reopened.
Audio|Source: Schuylkill County Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Connie, I'll be coming through Darkwater.
00:03
I need you to block off northbound, the fire apparatus for the accident on the southbound side is blocking northbound.
00:09
We need everything going north to get off at Darkwater.
00:14
Copy that.
00:20
It's kind of 62-3.
00:24
Can you tell EMS they are able to go northbound in the southbound lane?
00:30
Okay.
00:34
That's fine.
00:38
6215 is on scene.
00:45
It's 3S turn it's blocked.
00:47
I'm over in the, actually the old southbound lane right now we're doing this demo of that construction.
00:52
I'm going to clear up and get out of here because there's not much we're going to do here.
00:54
All right, we're going to take the first crossover before the fence and then we're going to move a new southbound lane.
01:04
All down traffic is completely stopped so you can do you guys to turn around and head back.
01:16
You want to check with that Darkwater incident and see if the cartage in this accident is involved with that one also.
01:24
Okay, 62, 1611.
01:30
How can you, Chief?
01:33
Negative.
01:35
Okay,
01:37
I was trying to get a hold of them through counties to come northbound.
01:40
I have a patient that needs to get evaluated with shoulder pain.
01:47
HG 68. 68 is.
01:52
You are talking about the green Ford Focus.
01:56
62,
01:57
61, this now, Phoenix.
02:02
I believe PD has her detained.
02:08
Yeah, State was notified of it.
02:10
We've been looking for her, she's been up on, this all start up on 81.
02:19
4710 and 5680, from 2.56.
02:24
80. You go ahead.
02:28
You can clear that.
02:29
We have everything open now.
02:31
Thank you. Back north, available.
02:41
841.
02:43
All counties 6261 on fire south.
02:50
6261. 6261.
02:54
En route to the grade.
02:58
State 42, if you're assisting with traffic, you might want to come in Darkwater because it's pretty backed up.
03:07
It's over on Alpha 1 then.
03:18
And try to free up some of this backlog here.
03:22
All right, 6261 just weren't responding.
03:25
Let me have them going on?
03:28
Yeah, looks like 61 might be tied up in traffic at this time.
03:34
I can't see flashing lights.
03:36
I don't know who I have coming up.
03:38
Okay, well, I just called responding, and I have fire police.
03:41
I think he was coming out Darkwater to get to 61, the block to northbound.
03:48
Okay, myself in 62-11 has 61 north of Darkwater shutdown.
03:55
Like I said, we're sending 15 down to Walmart to try to alleviate this backlog.
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PA-61, Pennsylvania
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