Multiple vehicle crashes on westbound highway near Bayer and Lehigh, Reading PA
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, two related vehicle accidents occurred on the westbound highway near Bayer and Lehigh streets. Multiple cars were involved, one person was transported by EMS, and there was a fluid spill. Traffic was partially reopened with one lane cleared.
Audio|Heard on: City of Reading Fire/EMS
Listen to dispatch call
01:40
Transcript:
00:00
This time I'm leaving the bypass shut down.
00:03
I'll need RPD and I'm going to need PennD to come out afterwards to go over the stretch of the highway again.
00:15
1346. I have.
00:17
Just got a problem RPD, they're asking you for a better location.
00:20
I told them it's to our westbound in the area of Bayer and Lehigh,
00:25
and they can't visit because it's blocking traffic.
00:28
0.17.
00:29
Yeah, it's the three mangled cars that are sitting here.
00:32
They should be able to find it.
00:34
Where you see, 0.17.
00:38
Also note for the incident that the second accident is two vehicles with fluids down.
00:45
EMS will be transporting one from that and we're going to try to clear up the least one lane of the highway.
00:52
Copy two vehicles with fluids down.
00:54
EMS will be transporting one.
00:57
And you're going to attempt to get one lane open 018.
01:00
Well, you have Medi-7s and rounds are running.
01:03
Medic 7 around writing is 818.
01:08
Alright, having a car stick.
01:09
Not seriously to know this or not, but that initial Subaru from the first accident is not there anymore.
01:16
Okay.
01:17
Six already.
01:24
Car six. I managed to get one lane of traffic open.
01:29
I'm circling around the broad traffic control, and the engine's going to put some flares out.
01:36
Copy car six.
01:37
One lane in traffic open.
01:39
We're dropping some flares.
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Location mentioned:
Lehigh St, Reading, PA 19601
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