Semi-truck blocks westbound traffic on Route 6 near silo, Bureau County IL


A semi-truck got stuck under a Route 6 silo, blocking westbound traffic. The truck is in the wrong lane, causing traffic to stop. Responders are managing the scene and redirecting vehicles to alternate routes.
Audio|Source: Bureau County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
03:24
Transcript:
00:00
11 from 19 to the semi is going to be on Route 6 before Route 40, correct?
00:04
As affirmative, one of my drivers was behind it, didn’t believe it was going to be able to make it under the Route 6, 4 silo.
00:11
10.4, Beatt from 19 you can show me in round[1].
00:13
Bucon, VU12, clear.
00:16
VE12104. Bucon,
00:19
DECU fire. Can you show 211 out of service[2]?
00:27
Bucom 11th, be advised, we got westbound traffic stopped.
00:39
He’s in the wrong lane.
00:40
B11104.
00:41
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01:09
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01:37
Right now we’ll just go ahead and block everything off and they can do the core corner so they can go to the Penipa Canal and they can take that service road and then they can get it all the way around here to back him up. Nope, it’s not.
01:54
Driver said he’s trying to bank it up all the way to 800 East Street and take that road. Do you come 11. I’ll be at 6 and 800 diverting traffic northbound to the head of a canal. They can go around that way and get back on 40 and then come back down on the 6th U-T-T-U-10.
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[1]
in round: En route
[2]
out of service: Unit not available
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US-6, Illinois
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