Two Semi Trucks Collide and Catch Fire on Freeway, Chardon OH
TrafficTwo semi-trucks collided on a freeway near Route 44 and Ravenna Road overpass in Lake County, Ohio. Both trucks caught fire, one in the median and the other under a bridge. All occupants exited the vehicles, but at least one person was seen lying on the ground. Debris blocked the road while emergency crews responded to extinguish the fires and assist the injured.
Audio|Source: Lake County Fire
04:53
Transcript:
00:00
10-1275 respond.
00:05
Hi, Khabi. It's going to be eastbound just east of Route 44.
00:09
Two semis involved.
00:11
The semi that's on fire is in the median.
00:14
The occupant is out.
00:16
Not sure if the occupant is out of the other semi and there's debris in the roadway and traffic has stopped.
00:26
Captain.
00:29
13.25 Central.
00:31
Go ahead.
00:33
25, 22 in route.
00:36
Night, Kathy.
00:38
24 region central.
00:41
Go ahead.
00:43
18 in the route.
00:47
I got me. And this is just a semi-trailer, no tankers involved.
00:52
It's a 23-foot van trailer, is what I'm told.
00:59
Yeah.
01:07
And units headed to the freeway, I'm being told the second semi is now on fire as well. It's under the bridge, fully involved.
01:21
Copy.
01:22
Can you start ending with the tanker, please?
01:25
10-4[1], and the occupant is out of that second summer.
01:33
Copy.
01:39
2522, men are on the lake.
01:45
2511. 11.
01:49
11th is back in quarters.
01:54
I copy, second.
02:04
Thirteen times, central.
02:06
Go ahead.
02:10
The station one's unseen people involved.
02:14
Some might be just west of the Rebant Road, I have overpassed. So I got a lot of people that'll be commandant.
02:28
Hi, Kathy. Fully involved semi-diff, Ravanna overpass, all occupants out, Tennis Command, 555.
02:41
12, check out the guy here in the FedEx uniform on my head up for the other one.
02:53
Tann, we got someone with the ground over here by the other trail up on the bridge.
02:59
1325 seconds, 25, 22-0-D.
03:03
5506.
03:06
4046.
03:08
Copy. Copy.
03:10
Command to 22.
03:12
Can you make your way up? That might close this to Robana Road overpass, please.
03:18
Report's a driver laying on the side here.
03:23
Twenty-two copies.
03:26
Eighteen to command, do you want us to stretch across? Just the summer with a cab?
03:31
Yeah, you guys can do that.
03:33
Thirteen times like...
03:36
Go ahead.
03:40
Probably the other semi-bullying ball cap with an occupant laying on the ground next to it.
03:48
I copy.
03:54
Hey, men, that's group.
03:57
Pam, Jane, go ahead.
04:05
25. Do you want the other free connect to connect do that?
04:17
Do that?
04:27
25, right wrong. You guys want the other Pre-Connect? Can I do that?
04:33
Stand by, Polito.
04:45
Meek to Valletto, yes, for the Free Connect.
04:50
Copy, I'm going to start pulling it. You send somebody else?
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement; message received or understood.
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Location mentioned:
OH-44 & Ravenna Rd, Chardon, OH 44024
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