Motor vehicle crash blocks interstate lanes near Highway A, Festus MO
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TrafficA motor vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and a car occurred near Highway A on northbound Interstate 55 in Festus, Missouri. The crash is blocking the left lane. Fire and emergency medical services are responding. A subsequent crash may be blocking both lanes. Festus Police Department is en route to secure the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Missouri State Highway Patrol - Troop C
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02:48
Transcript:
00:00
Call secure, 10.
00:02
173, 16, 673, see quick.
00:09
Near Highway A.
00:10
Adam,
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tractor trailer and SUV blocking the left lane.
00:15
Call them by a passerby on an injury.
00:18
Okay.
00:22
(name withheld) left.
00:25
Jackson Townie, Wilton, Spring State Clerk, Calvary, 2-0-3.
00:32
Spring, 634? 34-141-141, then we'll go to next very.
00:42
634 motor vehicle crash unknown injuries or correction it is blocking the left lane interstate 55 northbound at Highway A (Adam) tractor trailer and a car sideways blocking lane 1 possibly wedged in the barrier of construction fire and EMS are en route and that will be now 634 1700 troops sequence.
01:07
Nalo City traffic to Modop, Motorist.
01:11
The City, go ahead.
01:19
I have a white Mazda 3 at South 55,
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at President.
01:25
He's out of gas.
01:26
Can Modop bring him some gas?
01:32
This is about one.
01:34
Get into the location again.
01:39
Shot on 55 at President,
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right shoulder.
01:48
I have another previous assignment in the express lane.
01:52
I'll hit that way once I'm finished with this I'm here.
01:56
I am a single float today.
01:59
I need one of the units behind me so I can get out once I make it there.
02:05
That's clear.
02:06
I'll wait for you.
02:07
Conservation 556, Walden Springs, 742.
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Conservation 556, 1702, Walden Spring, 634.
02:22
634 just information.
02:23
Festus PD is in route to secure the scene.
02:26
Tractor trailer driver advised the Equinox did not hit him.
02:31
Festus PD is also advising that it's possibly the second crash and both lanes are blocked.
02:41
And for soon, the other unit's clear, could he start that way?
02:46
634, that's clear, 2,0, 3-23 quick.
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I-55, Festus, MO
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