Vehicle crash with injuries on US Hwy 15 501 N, Chapel Hill NC

Traffic

Reported: 11/6/2025 03:22 AM

US Hwy 15 501 N, North Carolina

A vehicle crash with injuries occurred on US Hwy 15 501 near Amerit Drive in North Carolina. One person reported back pain and was transported to UNC Hospital. Two vehicles were heavily damaged, and two tow trucks were called. One lane of the roadway was closed due to the accident.

Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS

03:9

Transcript:

00:00

Can't ride to this location, please.

00:07

Our chat of your fill copy, one lane of 15501 shutdown.

00:11

We'll get a deputy in route for you.

00:21

Communications from Ladder 74 primary?

00:27

Letter 72.

00:30

It's Ladder 74, and it's out of service mechanical.

00:35

Ladder 74, copy out of service mechanical.

00:42

Through two,

00:43

communications.

00:54

Will you start me an EMS unit, routine traffic,

00:58

reference? I'm just wanting to be checked out.

01:02

302 copy.

01:07

Yes, you from communications.

01:14

3. U.S. 15501 South near Amerit Drive.

01:18

Motor vehicle crash with injury.

01:20

META 3. U.S.

01:22

15501 South near Amerit Drive.

01:25

Motor vehicle crash with injury.

01:27

Ops 3. Time of 0628.628.

01:34

Yeah.

01:37

Copy. One patient complaining the back pain, middle of the back,

01:42

wishing to be checked out.

01:47

Probably one patient in the middle back scene requesting to be checked out.

01:53

Advise SHP will need probably two rollbacks,

01:57

heavy damage to those vehicles.

02:01

Copy, two rollbacks, heavy damage.

02:07

In case it from Medic 2, transporting warm patient routine and UNC.

02:13

The U.N.C. transport one routine, UNC, 630.

02:20

Section Rout, right.

02:22

Medic 3 en route, 630.

02:29

6-3 new hook correction north town on fire on the scene devise one patient with bail the back pain possibly two big rollbacks need for the vehicle the

02:54

32 communication the patient's going to be at 1521 Fordham Boulevard or Corrections on 15501 1521 15US 155501 missed a red pickup

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