Semi truck crash on Sharpsburg Hill closes road, Athens County OH
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Emergency crews responded to a semi truck crash on Sharpsburg Hill near State Route 377 in Rome Township. The crash spilled diesel fuel and oil, causing the road to be closed for cleanup.
Audio|Heard on: Athens County Fire Dispatch
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04:49
Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead and put a technical area coverage and have Rome Township fire come up from the empty close 550 at Sharpsburg Hill in 377 in our section.
00:20
Cigar 1320.
00:28
1885, 1884.
00:30
I'm going.
00:35
Did you copy? I got the driver route.
00:40
I need not copy that.
00:42
I'm coming up to hill right now.
00:45
Yeah, driver is out, just minor leg pain.
00:53
Copy that I can't have to use either in about two minutes.
01:03
Rome fire, Rome fire.
01:15
Kingsville FD requesting.
01:18
Traffic control come up and close.
01:20
Sharpsburg tail at the 377 intersection.
01:23
Here's dispatch time, 1322.
01:25
Fire round two.
01:28
Rome fire, Rome fire.
01:43
Amesville F.B.
01:44
is wanting you to come up and close Sharpsburg Hill and 377 intersection due to a semi crash.
01:52
Here is best time, 1322, fire round two.
02:10
Jacksonville, Jacksonville, area coverage for Amesville, area coverage for Amesville,
02:16
here's best time, 1324.
02:31
Jacksonville, Jacksonville, area coverage for Amesville, area coverage for Amesville, area coverage for Amesville, your dispatch time, 1324.
02:45
Central 1713.
02:50
1713, 1713.
02:51
1713. 1715.
02:56
1713, copy.
03:03
1713, copy 10, 13.
03:12
Central, Station 19, copy, sir.
03:17
Section 19, copy 10.
03:18
1325.
03:21
Central 18, 85.
03:32
Central 1885 will be on scene.
03:34
This will be on scene. This will be 55.
03:38
1885 on scene.
03:41
550 command, 1327.
03:45
Central, did you have, proudly?
03:58
Negative, I was just marking 1885 on scene in establishing command.
04:10
1801, 1821 calling 1801.
04:17
I've got the box out of the station ready to roll.
04:21
I haven't seen the person from Athens yet.
04:23
Do you want me to go to Sharpsburg and redirect traffic and you call her and tell her to go to Sharpsburg?
04:31
Just hold there a minute she should be there.
04:33
She is walking back to the car from class.
04:36
I need more oil dry up here on the hill.
04:39
We've got diesel fuel and oil running down the road.
04:47
Roger that, I'll load oil dry.
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OH-377, Ohio
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