Serious multi-vehicle crash closes I-270 eastbound, Columbus OH
TrafficA serious multi-vehicle crash occurred on I-270 eastbound near Sawmill Road. At least one person was critically injured and unconscious upon arrival. Emergency responders confirmed a life-threatening injury. The freeway was shut down and traffic was diverted at the Sawmill on-ramps as authorities managed the scene and transport to Riverside hospital.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 4 Far Northwest
04:48
Transcript:
00:00
6.05. Did you have a crash on a freeway that was like tracking?
00:03
6.05, yes, sir.
00:04
We do have 5 that's critical, 270 east, near sawmill.
00:08
Copy. I'll try to get my two cars over here.
00:10
Thank you, sir.
00:11
17G unclear, you can add me to that sign.
00:13
172, I copy.
00:14
644-Chine 4.
00:15
644. 644.
00:16
I was told the mark back here from 6505.
00:18
You're holding something on the freeway, sir.
00:20
Copy, coming from about 5th and 71.
00:24
Copy, sir, thank you.
00:26
6412. 6412. It's just one transport to Riverside, that's all we have.
00:31
Copy just one transport to Riverside.
00:32
So far to that unit, can you confirm that it's life-threatening?
00:36
We're talking to the medics here, still trying to confirm the life-ready part, but she's definitely critical, she's unconscious when we got here.
00:43
Yeah, 6.05, the radio, I'm coming from Far East.
00:46
6.05, I copy.
00:47
644 are you also ordained a 5, uh, 5 or 6 car 5, or is this just the same thing?
00:53
No, sir, that's a different run that we're holding as well.
00:55
644, it's basically got the same description, just as 5 to 6 vehicles.
01:00
I'm going to have to pass that on my way, so might as well stack that on me.
01:05
644, I copy.
01:06
Does anybody yet seen there, see another one, another accident?
01:09
I just wrote all the way westbound on 270 from zone wall do anything.
01:15
6411 of those units.
01:19
Do you want to force traffic off at 33 or can we force them on the sawmill?
01:23
Right now, it's still like 30 minutes.
01:25
To push them off at the closest place, we'll work our way back to figure out in Egypt.
01:31
Turn right. So, 6412, I talk to AIU, we're going to treat this as a normal 5 until we get word from 90-30 about updating condition.
01:40
Correct, if it's life-threatening right now, it's a serious crime scene, so you hold us in.
01:45
But they won't respond until they get worked.
01:47
S3 is east of the sawmill.
01:48
If you go sawmill to do something to east, you can get it that way.
01:52
33. Are we shutting down the freeway or not?
01:54
17 yes we're going to shut down the three-way put them all off on the sawmill.
01:58
Copy we're going to go past sawmills to get a traffic brake.
02:01
33 we'll need a cruiser to block the on-ramp from sawmill as well.
02:06
17-2, I can start the first ramp to block it.
02:10
17-2, I'll copy. I was going to have to get the other ramp, though.
02:12
So I'm a car that's going to take the second on-ramp.
02:14
Not any one-seven one.
02:15
Just go out there. 173 is that way.
02:17
Copy. 71, you're going to be taking the second on ramp.
02:19
Which one that is again? Sorry.
02:20
9171, you're going to be taking the second on ramp from Sawmill.
02:24
I got. 6411. 6411.
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