Two-vehicle accident with one vehicle down embankment, Westmoreland County PA


A two-vehicle accident occurred near the intersection of Slag Road and PA-981. The involved vehicles were a pickup truck and a black SUV. One vehicle went down an embankment. Emergency responders arrived on scene and are managing traffic and providing assistance.
Audio|Source: Armstrong/Westmoreland Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Westmoreland, 911.
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Section 71, Rescue 77, respond to the intersection near Slag Road and PA-981.
00:06
Vehicle accident involving two vehicles, one pulled down an embankment.
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Position 6-4.
00:18
There are two vehicles behind Allegheny Plaza.
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6.4 to 60.
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On the way.
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I see a pickup truck and a black SUV.
00:37
I understand.
00:42
Westmoreland, 911. Mission 7, response.
00:44
Slag Road near PA-981, accident and injuries.
00:47
One vehicle pulled down over the embankment. Operations fire attack started.
00:54
I'm signing something else.
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Fire attack 7.
01:03
Fire dispatch chief 71.
01:07
Good.
01:09
Police are closing the area and checking on injuries; responders can approach the vehicle.
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Understood, sir.
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Listening.
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7807 o just...
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Track them.
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126. Got our place right.
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28279-310.
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Mikelopo 67000.
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Chat 5.
01:53
Two additional calls from security.
01:55
They spoke with the cooler on site who forgot to turn on a fan before the code.
02:04
I would say Margaret's correction.
02:06
138.2823.
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Safety.
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Safety 771.
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No issues in traffic.
02:22
My chief will be coming on and seeing this backlog.
02:26
Back receipt, chief.
02:28
Tom 1M.517.
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Smilano, 1 minute, 717.
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60 County, I'll be up 6.4.
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Copy.
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47 of G717.
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That is...
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I am redirecting traffic off Slag Road.
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This accident is off the hill, turning everything around.
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Let's move up.
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T's 731 to fire. I'm down at that intersection if you want to start diverting to school.
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G4 anyone, you interrupt.
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Okay.
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D-D-R 71.
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Is there any backlog when you left? Okay.
03:46
What's your staff up?
03:49
We have four.
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We're just kind of ready to go up on all.
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We're just kind of ready to go along.
03:56
Structured out, straw cutter, red.
03:58
Not only anything that he'd come up his way.
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Go back on there, Eric, or do you just want to rest you on the last?
04:09
I think you're already past that point.
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Yeah, I'm up there at the accident scene right now.
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Location mentioned:
PA-981 & Slag Rd, Derry Township, PA 15670
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