Multiple-vehicle crash blocks eastbound I-196 lanes, Grand Rapids MI
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TrafficSeveral vehicles were involved in a multi-car crash on eastbound I-196 near the Ottawa and College exits in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Emergency crews are on scene assessing the situation, confirming no injuries, blocking lanes as needed, and removing drivable vehicles to the shoulder and off the highway for safety and traffic flow.
Audio|Heard on: Kent County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
5 truck 3 which location we're headed east on 196 looking for it right now go to college come back we got one that's right at the Ottawa ramp on the left side we're gonna go we couldn't stop for that one so we're gonna go check out what we got up here we're gonna take the left side
00:33
Turn 4. 308, 7191.
00:41
Copy, go ahead.
00:46
I'm back to Rest the shirt living near 19 mile road northeast.
00:52
in the common area for a 50, uh,
00:56
correction,
00:57
75-year-old female difficulty within.
01:23
5 from command.
01:26
Go for engine 5.
01:31
Once you check that and see if there's injuries.
01:33
There's no injuries.
01:35
When the utility gets here, they can block for that vehicle.
01:38
And then I'd like you to come up and check those two on the right-hand side,
01:42
halfway between you and us.
01:46
Under 5, Captain.
01:53
Ken Mike, you're on CN825.
01:59
GANAMIC 13 service.
02:02
TNMatic 13 year and service 825.
02:05
2 from SD2, what's your location?
02:16
Facility 4, mention 2, channel 2.
02:23
Go ahead.
02:25
The record is right, we're gonna kind of block lanes behind him.
02:29
He's gonna try and get right over to the right shoulder, hit the X cramp.
02:33
So we'll just slow roll behind them if you want to follow.
02:39
Okay.
02:50
Turn it around at college.
02:52
Am I going to be blocking on the left or the right side?
02:57
Left side. We've got a vehicle all pointing the wrong direction.
03:03
Is that first accident going to be drivable or no?
03:21
Repete your traffic for engine 5.
03:25
Is that first accident going to be drivable or no?
03:32
All right, if you don't have any injuries that those cars there, they're all drivable.
03:36
Let's just have everybody head on down the highway and get off at Lane Avenue.
03:40
And we'll pass that info on to MSP.
03:47
Utility 2 is on scene.
03:49
I got a roadrunner here.
03:51
Do you want me coming up to you guys?
03:57
I want to come up to engine 5.
03:59
Traffic's flowing up back there.
04:04
The engine 5.
04:07
It's pretty slick up here.
04:08
Can we get some salt trucks on 196 left-ounce?
04:15
Master received.
04:16
Did you copy that?
04:18
dispatch copy.
04:20
106, command convention 5.
04:23
We have no injuries in the Yukon or in the Subaru upstream.
04:29
Do you have a specific location you want us to take them two off of lane?
04:36
Yeah, they're good with that. I see PDs there.
04:37
They're good with that.
04:38
I said we get drive-able vehicles off the highway.
04:41
Utility can block right there for you.
04:46
And you can probably clear as soon as we can get those vehicles moving as we can.
04:55
96 command from engine 5.
04:57
GRPD wants them just off the exit of lanes, have them pull off there.
05:04
Copy that sounds great.
05:06
We're going to try to get the one down here in a moment and see we can get him off the lane.
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I-196, Grand Rapids, MI
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