Crash with extrication closes Freeport Road, Allegheny County PA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a vehicle crash on Freeport Road in Harrison Township. One person was trapped and required extrication. Northbound lanes were closed while crews worked, with southbound traffic rerouted. The patient was later transported by ground ambulance, and the medical helicopter was canceled.
Audio|Heard on: County Fire / EMS - North Zone North Fire Dispatch 6
Listen to dispatch call
02:2
Transcript:
00:00
Chief, I'm up in front of the Harrison cop.
00:01
Do you want this shut down completely?
00:06
No, you can keep it moving, but just watch the intersection here, and people are making their own lanes.
00:13
Okay, yeah, the right lane is open my side, but they're coming in the oncoming lane and they go back over, so maybe have 167 do something up there.
00:25
I'm going to get you some cones.
00:32
Chief,
00:34
Operational check, you're about 10 minutes on my last mark.
00:36
Can you make any progress?
00:38
Yeah, we're going to have to lift this roof off.
00:40
We're getting a RAM set up now.
00:44
Copy.
00:50
County 169, Chief, West Penn Power is on scene.
00:54
West Penn Power on scene, 1553.
00:58
And just to advise you, Freeport northbound is fully shut down.
01:02
We're rerouting traffic to the southbound lane, one and one.
01:10
Chief, good to mark that.
01:11
Extrication complete.
01:15
County 169, Chief, extrication complete.
01:19
Copy, extrication complete, 1555.
01:24
Chief, is 70 going to be the transport unit for that?
01:29
I'd imagine, stand by.
01:35
County, 167.
01:37
Seventy-seventy-one's going to be transporting the male we have to extricate.
01:43
Copy that, can we cancel life flight?
01:47
I'd assume so.
01:49
Give me one second.
01:52
Copy.
01:55
County, you can cancel on helicopters.
01:57
He's going to go by ground transport.
01:59
Copy that, 1557, canceling life flight.
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Location mentioned:
Freeport Rd, Harrison Township, PA
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