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Vehicle collision with fire and entrapment on I-40 east, Asheville NC

Traffic

Reported: 09/03/2025 09:47 AM (PDT)

Smokey Park Hwy, Asheville, NC

Emergency services respond to a serious vehicle crash with fire and people trapped on I-40 east near Smokey Park Highway in Asheville.

Audio|Source: Asheville Fire

01:34

Transcript:

00:00

Battalion 2, Safety 10, Engine 11, Rescue 3, Ladder 1, Squad 1. Mile marker 44 I-40 east. Vehicle collision entrapment. Battalion 2, Safety 10, Engine 11, Rescue 3, Ladder 1, Squad 1. Mile marker 44 I-40 east. Vehicle collision entrapment. I-40 east to Smokey Park Highway.

00:29

and Smokey Park Highway. On fire too. Communication Quintan. Quentin. Can you place us on that subject tropical, please?

00:51

Communication points in. Quentin. Do you have a more specific location for this NBA[1]? West. It's going to be West now just past Monaster.

01:16

Copy that, thank you.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

NBA: Non-Breather Accident / Traffic Accident with Injury (common radio shorthand)

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Smokey Park Hwy, Asheville, NC

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