Multiple vehicle accidents block lane near i-26 and 240 east, Asheville NC
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, multiple vehicle accidents occurred near the intersection of interstates 26 and 240 east in Asheville, North Carolina. Several vehicles are blocking one lane, causing traffic to back up. Emergency responders including fire units are en route or on scene.
Audio|Heard on: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
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02:34
Transcript:
00:00
it could be a different one that we're getting now, 26 West at 240.
00:05
So if there's no injuries there, you can cancel going to service.
00:10
Copy, we're going to wait until fire arrives on the team.
00:13
There's two small children in the vehicle.
00:16
Actually, fire is not responding to that.
00:18
They're responding to 240.
00:24
Three, do you want me to send fire back to your location?
00:31
You can't or law enforcement.
00:32
Their vehicles are sitting in the roadway blocking one lane of travel.
00:36
Ms. 3, this is going to be the wrong end of 26.
00:39
This isn't going to be that accident accident.
00:45
Do you come?
00:49
Go ahead.
00:51
Ma'am, are we needing to respond to a different address?
00:55
Three,
01:00
I'm trying to find out what's going on.
01:06
We're continuing forward.
01:08
Traffic started backing up again, so we're going to move up here and see if there's anything.
01:12
All right, thanks.
01:13
I'm trying to find it from them.
01:20
Three from the MS-22.
01:24
Go ahead.
01:27
Hey,
01:28
I'm ahead of you between Brevard Road and the Parkway.
01:32
If you want to stage, everything is just so stopped right here, if you've got a point in the guardrail where you'll be able to turn around, just stage there for a minute.
01:43
Bobby, we're going to attempt to take it off Brevard Road.
01:48
Good plan.
01:59
Go ahead for sorry.
02:01
Looks like this is going to be the other accident.
02:04
It's going to be at 240 East,
02:06
right there at 26.
02:12
So do we need to respond to the 240 East accident?
02:17
I believe so if you can.
02:20
Copy that, we're going to turn around.
02:25
Okay, we've got safety 9 and engine 13, or correction, we've got ladder 8 on scene.
02:31
If you want to try to talk to them on fire 3.
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I-240, Asheville, NC
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