Dump truck crash traps man with leg injuries, Newport TN
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TrafficA dump truck blocked both lanes near US-25 in Newport, Tennessee. A man was trapped with serious leg injuries, semi-responsive and in pain. Emergency teams are responding to the crash.
Audio|Heard on: Cocke County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS, Newport Police and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
03:59
Transcript:
00:33
104, confirmed entrapment, one male semi-responsive with leg injuries.
00:59
We have a dump truck blocking both lanes.
01:03
It is blocking all travel lanes.
03:14
We have one confirmed broken leg.
03:17
Uncertain about the other leg injury.
03:29
The man is semi-responsive and in pain.
03:34
He is moving but not speaking much.
03:40
His legs are pinned.
03:45
Legs are pinned.
03:46
Left leg broken at the ankle.
03:49
Right leg injured above the kneecap.
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Location mentioned:
US-25, Newport, TN 37821
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