Semi truck bottomed out on railroad tracks in Oak Harbor, Oak Harbor OH
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TrafficA semi-truck got stuck on railroad tracks at the intersection of Water Street and Locust Street in Oak Harbor. The truck scraped the road and crossing pavement, possibly causing damage. Officials are checking the tracks and roadway for any damage and are contacting the railroad company.
Audio|Heard on: Oak Harbor/Carroll Twp Police Dispatch, Portage Fire, Carroll Fire/EMS, Mid County EMS & Oak Harbor Public Works
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04:22
Transcript:
00:00
I'm in the area.
00:07
71, she just called back and said she's off the track.
00:14
That's got, I was just fought to say.
00:24
Break for an Ohio trailer 7.
00:34
Go ahead.
00:36
Tom, Sam George, 4-440.
00:38
Tom, Sam George, 4-440.
00:40
I'm gonna be all of them.
00:41
I don't see if he needs anything.
00:46
The caller stated it made a loud noise and that he might have an issue with something.
00:57
I'm sorry, Matt.
01:06
I would still contact the railroad.
01:09
They might want to check the tracks.
01:20
That's clear.
01:22
Can you advise what they're checking the track for?
01:26
He completely bowed out.
01:27
I don't know if he pulled any little tracks up or not.
01:37
Second.
01:42
71, I'm pretty sure this is a semi-watch turn.
01:52
I had a feeling.
01:57
Who's on from Carroll?
02:00
Who's on from Carroll?
02:06
Revised?
02:07
Who's on from Carroll Township?
02:15
7333 can he just go up to the intersection of water and locus where it turned at just make sure he didn't do any damage he speaks very little English and we'll be checking the tracks real quick
02:27
73 3
02:40
So everyone's out with a semi-depth, we saw on-camera turn west onto Water Street, very slow,
02:49
that he bottomed out on the tracks.
02:50
Can you check locust and water in front of Cisonello's? Check the curve there or signs and just make sure he didn't hit anything?
03:01
That's clear.
03:02
I'm on two by Fort East.
03:05
Give me a minute.
03:14
He definitely did damage to the road and had the crossing to the pavement.
03:19
You can tell where he went over the tracks, I don't know if there's any damage or not.
03:23
Nothing pulled up, but he definitely scraped it.
03:25
Pretty good.
03:30
71.
03:35
I'm clear on 17 seconds.
03:38
Gary, you can disregard.
03:44
Disregarding.
03:48
17.
03:49
If you can hear, he came south on 19.
03:54
He would have made a westbound turn.
03:57
Probably would have been damaged to the sign or anything on that side.
04:09
71-3 break for a single 7 Ohio.
04:12
It's going to be 0.87.
04:14
71-3, you're going to have to stand by.
04:18
I'm on the phone with the railroad.
04:21
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
N Locust St & W Water St, Oak Harbor, OH 43449
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