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Tractor trailer crash shuts down I-495 southbound

Heard on: New Castle DE Fire-Tac Group Calls
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E 12th St, Wilmington, DE
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Emergency crews respond to a crash involving a tractor trailer on Interstate 495 southbound near East 12th Street in Wilmington. One person was reported trapped in the tractor trailer cab. Fire, police, and medical units, including city units and a state police aircraft, are called to the scene, and the southbound lanes of the highway are shut down near the exit while they manage the incident.

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