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Traffic accident involving semi and car near highway 18Algona IA

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US-18, Algona, IA

A traffic accident occurred near US Highway 18 and N Drive involving a semi truck and a car. One female occupant is possibly injured. Ambulance and traffic control were requested at the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Algona Police and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:30
Transcript:
00:00
Attendant to the ambulance you are needed near Fennon on Highway 18 for a car versus semi with one minor injury.
00:19
Repeating program ambulance, you are needed at semi and one injury possible.
00:28
Go ahead.
00:31
I have a traffic accident with minor injury at US Highway 18.
00:35
It's a semi and the car.
00:42
18 or what was the cross street?
00:46
Finn.
00:52
Everybody is out of the car but the female is possibly injured.
00:59
Temple.
01:05
Where's this accident?
01:11
Repeat.
01:13
Where's this accident at?
01:17
This is N Drive and US Highway 18.
01:29
Well, going on 551, 22 is in rounds.
01:34
Tim for.
01:39
Now going on 55, 12, we will be 23.
01:45
Jim Park.
01:50
I'm going to go to the other record to keep these guys off the inside lane here for westbound.
01:59
Careful.
02:01
I'm coming up from the south pole where do you want me?
02:09
We will need a little traffic control here just for a bit until we can get the semi moved after our photos.
02:16
So why don't you head, if you're coming in on 18 heading east, go to,
02:23
just push them over.
02:29
Stand for it.

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Location mentioned:
US-18, Algona, IA

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Incident Timeline

  1. Tow Requested and Cleanup
  2. EMS Arrives and Scene Stabilizes
  3. Traffic Control and Scene Management
  4. Accident Details and Location Updates
  5. Incident Repeated and Location Clarified
  6. Initial Accident Reported

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