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One car crashes into cow near Madison StreetMerrillville IN

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Madison St & W 73rd Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410

According to the dispatch call, a traffic accident occurred near Madison Street and W 73rd Avenue involving one car and a cow. Emergency responders attended the scene to control traffic and manage bystanders. There is no extrication required and the source of the cow is unknown.

Audio|Heard on: Lake County South Fire Dispatch
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01:45
Transcript:
00:00
All units be advised looks like it's going to be on the outside shoulder.
00:05
We're going to be approaching shortly.
00:12
O3 is clear, outside shoulder.
00:19
Potential from 6762.
00:22
6762.
00:25
Central be advised, I'm going to be on scene, One Car vs.
00:28
Cow.
00:30
Pete's supposed to be in the car.
00:31
We're going to be on a best hate advice for the moment, really.
00:34
Copy that, One Car versus Cow.
00:42
Crown Point Ambulance, Merrillville Fire Department, traffic accident, West 73rd Avenue and Madison Street, High House, 1708 hours, traffic accident.
01:00
Central 1500.
01:02
1500, go ahead.
01:05
Fifteen hundred is going to take a pass on a mutual aid to Merrillville.
01:08
Hi, thank you.
01:14
762 from 6601.
01:19
Go ahead for 62.
01:23
62. Are there more cows on the loose? Do we need to slow down traffic?
01:27
Or you just have a single cow?
01:31
I have no idea the police don't know where the cow came from, but there is no extrication at this time.
01:38
We do need some crowd control because they're coming up on us pretty hot.
01:42
You can park next to my ambulance.
01:44
We're going to get the station out.

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Madison St & W 73rd Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410

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Incident Timeline

  1. Final Scene Coordination
  2. Hazard Mitigation
  3. Scene Management and Command
  4. Assessment of Livestock Risk
  5. Dispatch and Emergency Response
  6. Responder Arrival and Situation Update
  7. Initial Accident and Lane Blockage

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