Motorcycle accident blocks northbound lanes on bridge, Cape Girardeau County MO


A motorcycle accident on a bridge northbound on I-55 blocked both main lanes, causing emergency responders and traffic rerouting.
Audio|Source: Cape County Public Safety
03:23
Transcript:
00:00
31 17. 1042. Central M1[1] emergency traffic. Go ahead. There's a motorcycle accident on the Diversion Bridge, northbound I 55.
00:24
Yes, we've received a report of motorcycle accident. We're getting officers and fire department en route. C-4[2] is responding. ABC4 and Chief One responding. Would that just be Rescue 2 in Scott City? Affirmative, that's Rescue 2 in Scott City.
00:48
Central looks like both lanes of traffic are blocked northbound. SQ respond to mile marker 91 on the northbound side of a motorcycle accident. Both lanes northbound are blocked. Scott City is en route.
01:11
Was that Rescue 2? Rescue 2 responding, Marker 91 on the northbound side. Scott City fire and ambulance en route. Central. 121. 121. On the ground for the patient.
01:35
That's clear. I'll show you 1086109. Central M1[1] to be on scene blocking traffic. Copy to M1 on scene and you're on the bridge north of Nash Road, correct? That is affirmative. It's just north of the on ramp for Nash Road. On the bridge.
02:03
Copy. I just wanted to confirm. Right now, two lanes of traffic are blocked. Traffic is able to get by on the on-ramp, but both main lanes of the interstate are blocked. Copy. Both lanes are blocked, routing traffic around on the ramps and back on, correct? The accident...
02:32
The accident is north of Nash Road, so they're going around on the on-ramp. Nobody's getting off the interstate right now. I understood. That's ABC4 to sit with traffic. ABC4 en route.
Police codes explained
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[1]
M1: Emergency Traffic
[2]
C-4: Acknowledgement/Okay
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Location mentioned:
Nash Rd, Missouri 63780
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