Multi-vehicle traffic accident on bridge in Tell City, Tell City IN

Traffic

Reported: 11/10/2025 05:43 AM

Washington St & 7th St, Tell City, IN 47520

Police responded to a multi-vehicle accident on a bridge in Tell City. All drivers are safe, and officers are directing traffic to clear the scene.

Audio|Source: Tell City Police, Fire and EMS

02:13

Transcript:

00:00

I've got a line, 3.55.

00:02

Matt,

00:07

I've got traffic moving south into Hancock County.

00:10

I'm not sure where you're at in the line, but I'm going to try to clear a lot of this out.

00:18

Okay, I'm at 7th in Washington.

00:21

I'm approaching.

00:22

Where do you need me to go to?

00:26

I'm going to just keep this line open and I'm going to need you up here on the bridge.

00:32

It looks like we got another one stuck on the bridge here even behind me.

00:39

Just 1043.

00:45

City, 501.

00:55

I've gotten the information.

00:56

I went ahead and have vehicle one go on across the bridge, just so we don't get anyone else yet.

01:03

And the operator of vehicle,

01:05

I've checked, that was vehicle two.

01:07

It went on across the bridge.

01:08

I'm going to meet up with him here in a little bit.

01:13

The operator vehicle one has been picked up and has been taken to a residence in Canelson.

01:19

So all persons are out of danger at this point of getting hit.

01:28

Okay.

01:34

Number one, three fifty five.

01:38

Go ahead, Matt.

01:40

Hey, I'm coming up the northbound lane right now.

01:46

Okay, you'll see my truck if you just want to proceed past yet and we're on direction traffic here and take up a position on the office side of the accident.

02:00

Be careful when you step out or you'll end up on the ground like I did.

02:08

To pull up here on the other side, I mean, it looks like we can stop traffic long enough, let's right for grab it real quick.

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Washington St & 7th St, Tell City, IN 47520

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