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Vehicle accident on i-78 near diamond hill roadBerkeley Heights NJ

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Diamond Hill Rd, Berkeley Heights, NJ

According to the dispatch call, a motor vehicle accident occurred on the eastbound I-78 near Diamond Hill Road in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. Emergency medical services and state police responded to the scene. The exact position of the accident on the highway is currently unclear.

Audio|Heard on: Union NJ EMS Dispatch Group Calls
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01:52
Transcript:
00:00
County, Berkeley Heights, EMS-1.
00:08
You copy that, you got access from Hillcrest, New East.
00:16
Received, we already are at Diamond Hill, so we're going to get on a much down and do the U-turn.
00:22
I receive.
00:25
Town of the Springfield.
00:29
Brace.
00:32
Okay, GM is one to tell you.
00:34
What side of the road is the accident on?
00:39
That's unclear.
00:40
We're trying to gather further from the state police.
00:42
We should be pulling up there.
00:44
Receive.
00:46
Berkeley Heights EMS-1, County, can you give us a more specific location on the street exit 41?
00:53
Yeah, keep going east.
00:54
I believe fire came across something unrelated.
00:57
State Police should be out with your accident.
00:59
Looks like it's just over Diamond Hill Road.
01:02
Okay,
01:07
so we're at exit 44 now, which side we don't see the accident.
01:14
Yeah, keep going, you still have a quarter mile until you hit the 911 flex.
01:17
Let us know if you see it there.
01:20
All right, per the Berkeley Heights Police, the New Jersey State Police is out with this accident on 78 eastbound in the area of Diamond Hill Road.
01:29
You should be pulling up on it.
01:32
Receive.
01:35
For Pets, MS-1 County, can you still tell us whether or not we're on the right or the left-hand side of the highway?
01:44
Is that unclear? I got to reach out of the state.
01:47
Okay,
01:48
I and the M.S.A.
01:50
arriving overlook.
01:52
Receive.

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Diamond Hill Rd, Berkeley Heights, NJ
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