Multi-vehicle crash sparks chaos on I-77 in Carroll County, Carroll County VA
TrafficMultiple vehicle crashes on I-77 near exits 7 and 8 triggered a full road closure which delayed traffic and required coordinated emergency response with wreckers, fire units, and salt trucks to clear the scene.
Audio|Source: Carroll County Public Safety and Galax City Fire / EMS
07:23
Transcript:
00:00
Open the interstate back up, is that correct, northbound?
00:05
We're moving everybody slow to exit 8 to get them off so we can get the wreckers back here.
00:09
They're all supposed to be standing in the left lane until they get to exit 8.
00:13
I called it on the radio, I guess it didn't get out with all the other traffic, but yes, we're going until we get back to the next traffic jam.
00:23
Okay, I'm going to ease my way back to you and shuttle again, is that correct?
00:33
No, truck 18 clear the interstate will be standing by to X-date for any further.
00:39
Copy, thank you.
00:41
Thank you.
00:59
They're NBC at the 7 southbound, unsure what type of vehicle.
01:07
Command 1, Unit 1.
01:09
Do I need to shuttle more folks or you got them all out?
01:17
704, 1200.
01:20
Go ahead.
01:22
Gailax Grayson, Michael Peters is close to that new wreck they just found.
01:26
He should be on Hillsville Fire.
01:27
They should be around the 9 southbound.
01:32
Okay, that's gonna be at the 7, if you'll let him know.
01:35
I'm trying to get everybody on the channel.
01:37
I'll switch back over and you said, what was his number?
01:41
207, Galax Grayson, 207.
01:45
10-4[1]. Take home, I'll see if I can make contact with him if they can take the 7.
01:52
Copy, I appreciate that.
01:54
1,200, device I copy direct.
02:01
I'm covered right now at this time.
02:06
Yes, sir, as far as I know.
02:09
Take on 7 to seem for out in northern.
02:14
7.6 arriving at 1711 hours.
02:17
When you get there, we need the salt truck to back all the way up here as soon as it can get here.
02:29
One out at Twin County.
02:43
Copy one out at 712.
02:48
Take care of that, and when Morgan gets to you, or Unit 3, and ATV, I need a salt truck to come all the way back here to where we're at.
02:59
Okay,
03:00
confirming you're still headed south, so we need to come south.
03:09
Command brush for taking two civilians to exit eight trucks off.
03:20
Command one unit four.
03:25
Go ahead.
03:28
The wreck is cleared north of exit 8.
03:33
I77 north traffic is moving from this point forward.
03:38
I have a soft truck in front and holding traffic so you can get up the hill.
03:42
Do you need that soft truck back to you and Wesley?
03:49
Okay, unit one, we've got all the vehicles moved up into where the fatal accident was, so we're ready for the soft truck.
04:03
had the salt truck back up to us so they see my truck and the ammo sitting in the road.
04:11
Okay, are they staged somewhere up here?
04:26
I can see how they expect there's no saw truck up here.
04:31
Okay that's what I fault.
04:33
Okay,
04:36
that's what I'm fault.
04:39
Please be calm.
04:41
We're excited and exit 14.
04:45
You've got me.
04:46
15 hours.
04:53
You can take home.
04:57
18, go ahead.
05:00
Okay, I got the active at the one southbound.
05:03
Do we need to proceed that way?
05:07
It's negative.
05:08
That's supposed to be at the 7.
05:09
I do have Galex, Grayson, chicken on that for you.
05:18
We come all the way past the one.
05:21
There is nothing at one mile marker southbound.
05:24
It is clear.
05:27
Copy, did you see anything at the 7?
05:31
Negative. We were already past the 7 before it came out.
05:37
Okay, copy.
05:38
Last one we had was at 7.
05:46
I've lost all contact with Galaxy Racing's truck.
05:50
You can just confirm that if somebody notified them about that wreck on the 7, I can't get in contact with 207.
05:58
Uncopy, I'm under the impression he copied it direct.
06:03
Okay, thanks.
06:07
704, go ahead.
06:12
Go ahead.
06:22
Jim, we just come by and there's no accident.
06:25
We're now at 5.6.
06:27
We're looking to turn around.
06:29
There was no access that we could find.
06:33
Okay, thank you.
06:52
I was able to get a vehicle description.
07:05
We just went come through that area and we could not locate any accident that hadn't already been.
07:13
Under the air or rescue.
07:17
Everything's clear all the way down at 4.8 at this time.
07:20
Do you have another location that we could tend to at this time?
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
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