Multi-vehicle accident with entrapment on Walnut Drive, Northampton PA
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TrafficA multi-vehicle accident occurred on Walnut Drive near Granger Road involving four vehicles. One vehicle was pinned against a ditch and the occupant could not exit the vehicle. No injuries were reported. The road is closed due to the accident and weather conditions, and a school bus was involved.
Audio|Heard on: Carbon County and Northampton County Fire/EMS
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05:26
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County Fire 47, EMS (number withheld), motor vehicle accident with entrapment, 411 Walnut Drive, across from Granger Road in Lehigh Township, communication, back five, 1551.
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1751. 1787, no.
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1787, 1552.
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County 4984 on type 5.
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4984.
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Responding.
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Keep at the address again.
00:35
Responding at 15 and 52, the area of 411 Walnut Drive, reported four-vehicle motor vehicle accident,
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pinned against each other and pinned against the ditch.
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No injuries but the caller cannot get out of their vehicle.
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Okay.
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County 4754
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You can put all fire units on the noble No.
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I want you to be able for 50 shares
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727 EMS-(number withheld)
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26
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756
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Point a scene, short ETA, what's the additional?
01:29
About a three or four vehicle motor vehicle accident, one vehicle's pinned against a ditch and the caller can't get out of the vehicle, no injuries.
01:40
Oh yeah, you can mark me on scene, maybe a little bit for an update.
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Thanks for us.
01:54
Johnny 4750 are 4.
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I know you're busy but if you can get penned out here ASAP this road is impassable already.
02:02
All right.
02:06
All right.
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Okay, 17889.
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1789.
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1789.
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Cursion, okay,
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you can do it clear on that you can.
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4750 to 54.
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I'm on station, let me know what you're gonna need.
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Number one, the road closed.
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Copy number one.
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50 to 54 foul got it closed at Granger and Walnut.
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Take copy, then.
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1789. 1789.
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You get a garden, call and Tomlin, please.
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Count on 1441.
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1441.
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1441.
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We show 1421, Knox, we're already secured.
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Thank you six hours.
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County 47 Command.
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47 Command.
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At this point, I do not have entrapment.
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Nobody's hurt.
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I do not need EMS here.
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I do need the road shut down.
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I need PennDOT.
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And also police.
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Everybody's in your vehicles because of the weather.
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But nobody's hurt.
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County fired 20.
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MaryCCupend. I was notified.
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Unknown ETA, you want to cancel, 4984.
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4984, kind of available.
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New centers.
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41 to 54. 41 to 54.
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Yeah,
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go ahead. I have no hazards here, just everybody's stuck on the hill.
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I just need the road closed.
04:48
All right, you want to switch it up and just bring some pickups out instead of the rescue?
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Absolutely, no need to have that on the road.
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County, 285.
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County 5, medic 1 around the east.
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It's en route to east head.
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County, 47, command.
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47 command.
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Also do have a school bus in this mess.
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So the sooner PennDOT can get here the better.
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Walnut Dr, Northampton, PA 18067
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