Crash closes I-670 ramp near downtown Columbus, Columbus OH
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a traffic collision involving a silver van that struck a wall on the I-71 southbound to I-670 westbound ramp in Columbus. The vehicle was blocking lanes, leading to a ramp closure while firefighters and medics assisted at the scene. Additional cruisers were requested to manage traffic, and a person was transported to St. Anne’s Hospital. A second minor crash reportedly occurred nearby.
Audio|Heard on: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide
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04:29
Transcript:
00:00
Second search, two breaths for this five at 71 southbound and 670 westbound.
00:04
Could be on the ramp.
00:05
It's a silver van versus a wall.
00:07
Vehicle sitting in the middle of two lanes.
00:08
CFD has been advised.
00:10
S5, do you copy?
00:14
720.
00:17
971.
00:20
F5, we're copy.
00:26
Got that now.
00:27
I-71 southbound at I-670.
00:30
Yes, sir. Seventy-one southbound to 670 westbound on the ramp.
00:41
One hundred and ninety-four.
00:42
Ninety-one.
00:43
Ninety-nine. Ninety-two.
00:45
Ninety-six.
00:47
I copy.
00:51
Go ahead.
00:55
Next one on four, two Victor.
00:57
You have me do 82 stop, please.
01:00
Copy.
01:05
Truck out here.
01:06
I've run those cars in to the scene.
01:15
Just drive.
01:17
Oh, we'll wait and see what the officer says, but got one cruiser here.
01:26
Do you have a five-one to eleven location?
01:31
Copy.
01:37
We're out with eighty-two, we're also in 40, to (number withheld) Ogden.
01:46
Any more cars?
01:50
Seven hundred and two, there is another crash out here.
01:56
All right, chopper and company cars.
01:59
We're going to need to shut down this westbound ramp right now, so let's divert everything 670 eastbound.
02:06
We have a fire engine on scene.
02:09
We're going to need to get a couple more cars at least out here to shut the westbound ramp off while they work this.
02:17
All right, we're out.
02:22
Copy that, Chief Miller.
02:25
Copy. Do you need additional medics out there?
02:28
See if the medic pulling up as well.
02:39
9100.
02:41
5151, the copter is getting out 958.
02:49
958?
02:57
Get out of right now.
02:58
Maybe one more car.
03:05
Thirteenth.
03:08
Six is going to have one stable to St. Anne's.
03:15
Copy.
03:21
That is a tanker transport.
03:28
Check up.
03:33
Just need additional cruisers out there on the five.
03:40
You got them.
03:41
So, there's going to be a 2nd.
03:44
It's a number that's going to need to be generated for same location.
03:51
Yeah, copy.
03:59
One.
04:03
Okay,
04:09
We've got a cruiser pulling up out of here.
04:14
The second accident happened closer to where the fire just disappeared.
04:21
So looks like he got the ramp kind of shut down, got the lighters out.
04:26
Let's go ahead and clear the next one.
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Location mentioned:
I-670, Columbus, OH
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