Multi-vehicle head-on crash with fire on US-31 highway, Traverse City MI


A head-on collision involving multiple vehicles occurred on US-31. One vehicle caught fire and several people were trapped inside. Emergency services shut down the highway for rescue and medical aid.
Audio|Source: Traverse City and Grand Traverse County District 7 MSP Digital Fire / Police
05:46
Transcript:
00:00
Clear, multiple people entrapped in the avalanche avalanche on fire.
00:05
Can't charger on fire?
00:11
So 963 are both vehicles on fire?
00:14
Negative discharger.
00:15
Just charger, clear.
00:19
1756.
00:24
Then,
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out of service.
00:30
Clear, shut down long term.
00:38
Do you make E press Metro Engine 12? We're going to have your respond priority 1, the area in front of tractor supply,
00:44
requested by Blair for a major P.I. Central Clear, 1757.
00:52
Metro Engine 12.
00:54
Engine 12. All right.
01:01
On.
01:03
Green Lake, off one.
01:04
Do you dispatch or something?
01:08
A firm, Blair Chiefs requesting Green Lake and Metro to the scene of a head-on TIE and firetrakers to supply 825 U.S. 31 South.
01:19
Cerely.
01:22
5A3.
01:25
5A3.
01:27
5A3.
01:30
Unseen prepared for initial.
01:34
Natchie, I'll go ahead.
01:38
Whole highway is going to be shut down, got two vehicles both in the roadway, one smoking would be checking injuries.
01:45
This will be 31 command.
01:47
Just for your advisement, that orange vehicle was involved in that armed Utah possibly has a knife.
01:55
I think I've got one passenger chat on the other than the dashboard.
02:00
Legs are pinned.
02:01
It's a fan that we're putting.
02:05
The legs bend up.
02:14
Central Plaging Blair, EMS, Green Lake, EMS for responding priority one.
02:20
It's going to be at near East Duck Lake Road, have a female in our 30s, having a seizure.
02:27
Possibly stop breathing. Let's clear some team 59.
02:33
Central with everyone command.
02:36
Everyone command.
02:39
You want to send Green Lake to that one, get us for that MMR unit.
02:47
Clear on that. Green Lake to the call that just came out, we'll get MMR coming to the P.I.
02:55
Go ahead.
03:01
Clear now to the PI[1] and for the 5A.
03:05
Sounds.
03:07
Clear. Clear.
03:10
Clear. Central MMR Alpha 12 copies will be allowed.
03:13
I got you now for the PI[1].
03:15
Central Green Lake, Alpha One.
03:18
Health One's clear all the traffic will be around. Do a Green Lake all call if you want to, please.
03:23
Clear Green Lake all call to the East Duck Lake Road. We're doing CPR this time.
03:29
Turn that.
03:34
Copy, I show you an hour out to that PI[1].
03:42
Okay,
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can I head you to near East Duck Lake Road? I've got the seizure that's going to CBR in progress.
03:50
We've got grain-licking route to it.
03:53
Okay, sir.
03:54
Okay, sure you're right.
04:00
Okay.
04:01
31 command.
04:11
Yeah, three party one, John, I get a third angel.
04:18
Clear, we'll get them on the way. We can head that way.
04:28
Clear is just confirmed we have 5A that'll be in route shortly, MMR 12 and now MMR1.
04:38
So 5A is on the way and solo.
04:41
Clear 5A is on the way and solo.
04:48
Time for Metro Engine 12. Here we out.
04:51
Everyone.
04:53
Catch you out.
04:59
Black and landing through the middle of the road.
05:02
Just southward.
05:05
Black and a light from the middle road.
05:07
In center for 974, we'll have you entered through the deck on the side of the home.
05:18
Quick.
05:23
If you want to work on extrication on the black avalanche, straight ahead yet,
05:29
I've got tools out.
05:32
That's going to be ended 12. We're coming up to our running school in a second.
05:36
Under 12, 557. I need your set of tools driver's side avalanche. I'm working on a passenger side avalanche.
Police codes explained
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[1]
PI: Personal Injury accident (motor vehicle crash with injuries)
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Location mentioned:
US-31, Traverse City, MI
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