18-wheeler jackknifed on state highway blocking lane, Bastrop County TX
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, an 18-wheeler truck jackknifed into a bar ditch on State Highway 71 in Texas. The flatbed trailer was hauling pallets. The truck driver is out of the vehicle. One traffic lane is blocked. A tow truck was requested to remove the vehicle.
Audio|Heard on: Bastrop County Law Enforcement / Fire / EMS
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01:7
Transcript:
00:00
Rescue 442 is going to be arriving on the scene.
00:02
We do have one 18-wheeler that has jackknifed off into a bar ditch.
00:06
It's a flatbed trailer hauling some pallets.
00:09
Looks like the truck driver is out of the vehicle.
00:10
We are blocking a lane of traffic.
00:14
Rescue 442 will be out, checking the vehicle.
00:23
7026 arrives at Station 1.
00:28
21 trucks.
00:33
(name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld).
00:36
3296, I'll be in the area near University of Highway.
00:45
135-5.
00:48
Depend.
00:51
71 Westbound across from Enterprise, yeah with Texas X-ray Mary Henry 356-2.
01:02
That's route you can cancel it.
01:05
You'll leave a tow truck to be pulled out.
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Location mentioned:
State Hwy 71, Texas
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