Two separate vehicle accidents on route 61 northbound, Shoemakersville PA
TrafficTwo separate motor vehicle accidents occurred on route 61 northbound near the intersection with route 662 involving a pickup truck, a blue car, and a tractor trailer. No injuries were reported. One accident involved a pickup truck rear-ending a tractor trailer. Traffic was diverted to one lane northbound. Emergency services are on site managing the incidents and traffic control.
Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services
07:17
Transcript:
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Shoemakers Borough, Route 61 northbound just before 9th Street.
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Motor vehicle accident with no injuries.
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Second dispatch.
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Shoemakersville Borough, through 61 northbound just before 9th Street.
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Motor vehicle accident, no injuries confirmed, automatic notification.
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Statement 25.
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The police captain, 45 is on location.
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Fire please, Captain 45, 1626.
00:30
Someone from the Fleetwood School District called in.
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Asked if Fire Police can check at Franklin Street, Beach Street and Willow Crossing, so no students try to crawl underneath a stopped train.
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Copy.
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C40. K-40. K-40.
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Three quarters.
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Byrne Township,
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201 Wellness Way of Power Behavioral Health.
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Crusher of Burnville Road, Room 608, Unit 6, ALS Medical.
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Medic 6521.
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Burn Township,
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201 Wellness Way of Power Behavioral Health.
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Crossier Burnville Road,
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Room 608, Unit 6,
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ALS Medical, 1527.
01:29
You can put me on location.
01:31
I'm not sure if we have a second motor vehicle accident, so we have the truck approximately 300 feet north of 61 and 662, but we also have a blue car involved in another accident just north of 61 and 662, so I believe this might be two different accidents.
01:56
I'll be out checking all injuries.
01:59
Okay, copy.
02:00
We have two motor vehicle accidents, pickup truck 300 feet north of 61 and 662.
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Also a blue vehicle rear-ended another vehicle.
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Just north of 61 and 662.
02:11
You're checking 1528.
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Marks, Middick 61811 on location.
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Maddox 6811 on saying 1528.
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Works, 96-121, back to Tower Behavioral.
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For instance, 545 location.
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Copy, run scene, 1529.
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Reddick 6521 responding to 1529, 221 Wellness Way, Tau Behavioral, Room 608, Unit Number 6.
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She's a different entrance.
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57-year-old female change in mental status, not verbally responsive, keeps closing her eyes.
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13 St. Joe's, his proportions are not indicated, weighs 120 to 130 pounds.
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Everyone okay.
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5.7 have males.
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240.
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In the secondary accident, both occupants reported no injuries.
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We would go down and they're both going to head up to the other one and check on that one.
03:20
Copy, it's the secondary accident.
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According to the native injuries, implodes now, you're checking on the 121529.
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Rescue 40.
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Two-forties en route.
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Rescue 40 en route 1530.
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Rescue 40,
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stop with the first one and do traffic control order.
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First rescue, Savage.
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Rescue 40 is happening.
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Rescue soft.
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Rescue, south.
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Okay. Okay.
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All the owl.
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Like great for all that.
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Yeah.
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Station four officer in charge.
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Call in the radio for a phone assignment.
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1530. Rescue 7 is available, 1530.
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Oh,
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24 is available.
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24 is available, 1530.
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24 is available, 1530.
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That's G40.
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G40. G40.
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In the original motor vehicle accident, a pickup truck rear-ended a tractor trailer.
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If you want to make another assignment for the first one so I can keep me stuckers.
04:41
Okay, message received.
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Perks, please.
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Go ahead.
04:47
Also, negative injuries on the second one either.
04:51
Yeah, message, Paul.
04:53
Okay, copy negative injuries for either motor vehicle accident.
04:55
Okay, 7111, Berks and copy.
04:57
Okay, so.
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Okay, 711, direct.
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No.
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Okay, 6701, available, 1532.
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Okay.
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Fire, please, cap.
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Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.
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Marks, Middix 6922-922 at running 1532.
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Traffic 45, fireboos, tap in 45.
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Go ahead.
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Our stress is on screen.
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Matthew 40 is 1532.
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All right,
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put to the school district, they're confident all their kids are taken care of, so they're not going to stay here any longer.
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10-4.
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There is a car hit into the train somewhere beyond Drival Road, so I have no idea how long this will be.
05:51
Police department is en route and assessing how extended it will be.
05:57
I can see if they get here trying to give more info out there on a call and see what's going on.
06:04
Willa Street is very backed up with tractor trailers, but there's not much I can do about that.
06:10
I might try and find the front of the train.
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Start C40.
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C40.
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If you want to advise Pennsylvania State Police, we're probably going to have three vehicles total involved from here.
06:27
Okay, we'll let them know.
06:34
I made a call for the secondary accident.
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I'm just going to put your identity if that's okay.
06:39
Okay,
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and also end up the northbound from 662 up to the secondary or primary accident is down to one-way northbound due to diverting and traffic.
06:56
They copy northbound from 662 is down to one way due to the accident.
06:59
Yes, down here.
07:02
Chief 40 from Rescue 40.
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Are you going to need a heavy wrecker up there? Pennsylvania State Police are down here.
07:09
No, that's a negative.
07:10
The tractor trailer is going to be blocking the road, pickup truck is off the roadway.
07:16
Chris, I advised them.
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PA-61 & PA-662, Shoemakersville, PA 19555
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