Two-car crash on I-75 with serious injuries and traffic jam, Allen County OH


A two-vehicle crash occurred on I-75 northbound near mile marker 154 causing serious injuries. One person has a broken leg with a tourniquet applied, and another has severe breathing difficulties and abdominal pain. Emergency medical services responded to the scene. The accident caused a traffic jam with at least three patients needing care.
Audio|Source: Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) District 1
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Transcript:
00:00
We have an injury accident at the 154 northbound lanes from your area.
00:05
It's going to be two vehicles, possible broken leg, there is a medic on scene.
00:09
Someone is applying a tourniquet.
00:10
Go ahead. That's clear.
00:11
511, go ahead and respond to that.
00:14
Can't I go ahead and set our tones off, please.
00:17
Okay. 511 is clear responding to North Mountain 5-4.
00:19
5-1, 595. 595.
00:24
Attention, everybody counts shift, fire response, I-75 Northbound at the 154.
00:28
I-75 northbound at the 154 for a two-car injury accident, one patient, possible broken legs,
00:34
caller is a medic, applying a tourniquet, other patient does have blood coming from his nose.
00:39
Please acknowledge and respond, how is 1808.08.
00:41
G789.
00:42
Good. This will be an injury crash, EMS is en route, there's a unit on scene applying a tourniquette to one of the drivers.
00:49
Are two and nine both still at the ER?
00:52
Sure, but if you'll start 11?
00:53
No, call the ER and advise them that those two trucks need to free up in case I need them.
01:00
Okay. Okay.
01:01
Go ahead, 5-11.
01:03
It should be advised for this injury accident.
01:06
My caller is stating one patient is having extreme difficulty breathing, major breathing to the abdominal pain.
01:13
511 is clear, difficulty breathing, and major abdominal pain.
01:16
501 to 511 511 go ahead be advised we got a traffic jam get closer to me so you can follow me all the way up and through here please that's clear front of the vehicle here here that's clear
01:43
89. One of the two vehicles, the orange Chevy has a signal 61 on the passenger seat, county just advised.
01:49
Ken North South 153, I'm driving on the shoulder.
01:51
The railway is going to be completely 32.
01:53
Saturday, okay.
01:54
We're got. EMS is in route.
01:55
Right, EMS isn't we're out for the crash.
01:57
7-10.
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When you're able to hear you, but you make it over here.
02:00
You got a slot on the way here?
02:01
501 we have two squads en route but yeah Hancock the be advised we'll have three patients potentially and we have one that's difficulty breathing 501 591
02:28
Orspout of the 154 for a serious 31A[1].
02:32
No, no. Okay. 103 we got a tourniquet here applied to this gentleman's leg definitely broken don't really see a reason for a tourniquet but I'm gonna leave it on until you get here 591 I need you over here on the other side of the street please or 508 8 in 962 we're now patched
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31A: Injury Accident
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