Semi-truck blocks highway c with trailer in ditch, New London MO
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TrafficA semi-truck carrying 41,000 pounds of chicken got stuck sideways on Highway C, blocking both lanes. The trailer is in the ditch, causing a traffic blockage.
Audio|Heard on: West Central IL and North East Mo Counties Public Safety
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00:56
Transcript:
00:00
5-6-minute, and he is loaded it's 41,000 pounds, the trailer's in the ditch,
00:05
the truck sideways, blocking both lanes right here.
00:11
10-4, what's it loaded with, and do you want 6-81 to assist?
00:20
41,000 pounds of chicken.
00:24
10-4.
00:30
Trailer on the roadway?
00:33
The trailer's in the ditch.
00:36
It's not down in the ditch.
00:38
The truck is sideways across both lanes, Highway C.
00:42
10-4. Did you need 6-81 to continue to assist?
00:48
Setting up the intersection of M&C, I don't, there's no one to block eastbound on C.
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Location mentioned:
New London, MO 63459
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