Multi vehicle accident near Clear Lake exit causes injuries, Springfield IL
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a multi vehicle accident occurred near the Clear Lake exit on I-55 northbound in the southbound lanes involving semis and passenger cars. Several patients were reported. One person was transported by ambulance with minor pains and another had a significant injury but was stable.
Audio|Heard on: Sangamon County Public Safety
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05:33
Transcript:
00:00
Control from Engine 5?
00:04
Not showing up as a parenting plane.
00:08
Can you ask PD if they are speaking with a male? Might be confused.
00:14
Lost driving one of the semis.
00:16
We seem to lost them and I think he's our blue semi-driver.
00:20
Street 665.
00:22
Stand by.
00:32
One time.
00:34
There's been a car by contact with a couple of them.
00:41
Go for five.
00:42
Yeah,
00:44
they're looking for everyone that was driving a semi, maybe he had some injuries.
00:51
Copy, thank you.
00:55
I'll try to find him.
00:57
Yeah,
00:58
the fire department's looking for him.
01:00
Go for five captains.
01:07
It is reportedly uninjured by her boss in a city and an 18-wheeler north of that crash site.
01:17
Copy, thank you.
01:19
Can we try and find that semi and actually talk to them? Because there's some pretty significant damage here.
01:27
Yeah, that's affirmative.
01:29
I'm going to make contact contact contact.
01:33
Lincoln 775.
01:38
J.B. from Sangamon.
01:40
Are you 10-78?
01:47
One to (name withheld),
01:49
one to Chevy Impala,
01:51
1029 on a (name withheld),
01:52
E. Edward S.
01:53
Sam, (number withheld).
01:56
Let me know when you're ready for the 1020 on the Chevy.
02:03
triple six to seven eight jrategone two eight two four that spring zay john 28824 he's starting me two toes they will have to go north down and the southbound lane of 55 northbound in the southbound lane of 55 they're both in lane travel
02:19
six seventy ten four
02:32
Go for two driver.
02:35
Did you locate that truck driver?
02:39
That's affirmative.
02:40
We just made contact.
02:41
She is going to be transported by America.
02:45
Just to confirm that there is a significant injury, but she feels okay.
02:52
My driver copies.
02:53
Hi, Captain, you copy that traffic.
02:57
Injure 5, copy that traffic, another transporter, what hospital is she going to?
03:05
I'm truck two driver.
03:09
Go ahead for truck two, captain.
03:13
I think we do have three patients that one transported by ambulance with minor pains.
03:29
Stay five for good five-lock.
03:36
Tony?
03:41
From two, Captain.
03:45
Go for five captain.
03:48
We have a female patient farther up here,
03:52
one evaluated. I have your firefighter with me.
03:55
In your five, copy.
04:02
Right over the Clear Lake exit, when people are popping over top of that hill they can't see.
04:08
And we're having to fly-offs and stuff like that back there.
04:10
We could provide some lights and traffic control.
04:16
Foreroom.
04:22
620, it looks like fire is unseen or crash here.
04:27
620 is on 4.
04:31
7.41.
04:35
Just north,
04:36
probably 50 yards of the 96p exit.
04:40
I'm away here.
04:41
There's no two high-knock.
04:42
The trucks coming on the sit-lipped down.
04:46
Southbound.
04:47
They're diverting right now to the 96p.
04:52
Never.
04:57
If you can't come arrived, I've got five or six vehicles on the left lane facing all different directions.
05:07
941.
05:09
Nice.
05:14
All units on scene from engine fire captains all units.
05:19
Make sure we are getting patient info and private info.
05:25
Springfield 620 if you haven't already let Springfield know there's going to be a lot of traffic coming in.
05:30
Let's have been a lot of traffic coming in.
05:31
6.20 can four.
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E Clear Lake Ave, Springfield, IL
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