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Multiple injuries in Route 18 North crash near Purchase St

Heard on: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
09:41
00:00
Give me a high level 14 to call Route 18 north at Purchase.
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Purchase St, New Bedford, MA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a serious crash on Route 18 North near Purchase Street in New Bedford. Radio traffic reports at least five injured and one person requiring extrication. Multiple ambulances and fire units were dispatched, and northbound lanes were shut down from Elm Street with nearby on-ramps blocked.

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