Serious wrong-way head-on crash on Route 128 southbound, Danvers MA
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TrafficA serious wrong-way head-on crash involving multiple vehicles occurred on Route 128 southbound near Exit 43 in Essex County, Massachusetts. The highway is shut down with at least one person seriously injured.
Audio|Heard on: Eastern Massachusetts State Police
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06:13
Transcript:
00:00
733A6 station A making a flip at 43 it looks like it got the whole highway shut down over there that's an affirmative 5-81 and 965 are clear and we'll head to that three car receive
00:34
73386-14. Here.
00:42
727 Station A, I have 128 southbound blocked off, redirecting all traffic off exit 43 at this time.
00:50
Could use more light to your fossil.
00:52
Proceed.
00:59
I'm making the flip at 43.
01:02
I'll be there in one mic.
01:06
Hey, six mass highway vise.
01:11
I'll give them a call down.
01:14
I'll take care of it.
01:19
Receive, thank you.
01:20
Thank you.
01:25
733 stationage cars route.
01:31
If you're requesting them.
01:34
A firm sir.
01:36
Receip.
01:38
Do the office to that cruiser.
01:41
Okay.
01:44
Go ahead then.
01:48
Sir, what do you have there that you need cars for and give me your exact six please? Is it 128 prior to 42?
01:54
See.
02:05
4.5204. 4.52 those crews, you need me north of south where you can use the extra lights.
02:10
Getting on 120 now.
02:15
Sir, I'm 128 southbound just prior to 43.
02:18
I have one block off.
02:19
Some traffic still managing the street through.
02:32
Duty office 733.
02:41
Go ahead.
02:43
So you primary for the sixteenth.
02:53
Negative amends if that's 870.
03:00
I'm sorry, you said that's 873.
03:05
Shevies has a northbound and 1417.
03:09
873.
03:13
873.
03:23
873.
03:25
Received. Either yourself or 733.
03:28
I just need to know what you need cars for, how many people are injured,
03:34
and what lanes you have shut down.
03:53
Mass highway and route.
03:57
26, the station, and they have 128 south at Exit 43 shut down there, diverting traffic on Exit 43.
04:09
36.
04:10
733,
04:12
what do you have for engine parties?
04:20
He's all, ma'am.
04:22
86-0.
04:25
We'll be honest, I'm with one mail, 9024.
04:29
Hey, you're trying, sir.
04:32
The mail in one of their vehicles.
04:38
Sir,
04:41
you're coming in, R0.
04:43
Give me a three.
04:49
16-6785, did you say the bathhouse or Oak Island Street?
04:56
Reported he was Oak Island Street, Red at Kelly's, and a Red Chevy Cruze.
05:00
I told him to flag you down if you saw you.
05:05
See you.
05:07
I'm right back on.
05:08
If you could have that shut down the ramp, that would be appreciated.
05:13
Matrix.
05:15
Six is on.
05:19
Could we have a lane for that 16th, Southbound that Avenue?
05:26
Negative, sir, I didn't get away.
05:30
3-233-3-2-3.
05:31
Sorry, ma'am, pretty bad reception out there.
05:34
As I was saying, possible quick four, a mail party in one of the vehicle.
05:40
That's from a head on crash in the wrong way.
05:47
Receipts, sir, so you had a wrong way operator on 128 south, try to exit 43,
05:53
and one seriously injured party possibly code for.
06:00
Any apartment?
06:04
Any other parties injured?
06:10
Making dial assessment right now.
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