Tanker and car crash blocks westbound lanes on I-270, Columbus OH
TrafficA major traffic accident occurred on I-270 near Refugee Road involving a tanker and a white Cadillac. Eastbound lanes have reopened, but westbound lanes remain closed. Fire and police are on scene. A towing company is removing the tanker after transferring its diesel contents to an empty tanker. The EPA is present due to a risk of diesel spill.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 2 East Side
04:53
Transcript:
00:00
I think they may have switched spots, I think, 70...
00:02
Teamwork for us.
00:03
Are you at Miller-Telton, 73?
00:04
We were about that all eastbound traffic was opened up.
00:07
You said to repeat?
00:09
Columbus Fire from Engine 21.
00:11
9-1-A. Go ahead, Injure 21.
00:13
9-1.
00:14
And we were blocking Miller-Telton, but I thought we heard all East Town traffic was opened up.
00:20
Yeah, that 48 is going to be code boards on private property.
00:23
No, you were not released.
00:25
Go back there and take that round.
00:26
I copy. Thank you for that.
00:27
We are in the area and cannot find the vehicles.
00:29
Is there any additional information or callback?
00:31
Stand by, we're asking.
00:32
I think you got a confusion with the Eastbound refugee accident.
00:36
603 to radio.
00:38
603. The same one, Columbus fire is just giving an update.
00:43
So a towing company has secured the vehicle and the lease.
00:47
We are waiting for an empty tanker to make it to the team so that we can offload this tanker and to the empty one.
00:54
Once it's empty, then the towing company will upright the trailer and see if I get it off the road.
00:59
So it's probably going to be a few hours.
01:01
Also, could you please timestamp PPA has arrived at the scene?
01:03
Copy to tell you why.
01:05
Did the EPA just arrive just now?
01:07
Yes,
01:08
ma'am. Just at the refugee scene,
01:09
all eastbound lanes are open down on refugee.
01:12
Westbound lanes are still closed.
01:13
672 and 660 will still be there.
01:16
Action from there. I copy. On refugee, the eastbound lanes are opened up, leftbound still closed.
01:21
I'm sorry?
01:22
CMC 602.
01:23
677, I'm still here.
01:24
I'm on the westbound end of this accident and the westbound lanes holding so people don't go counterflow here.
01:32
Okay, this is refugee and 270, correct?
01:34
Yes, sir. That's my bad.
01:36
I should have put you guys on traffic too.
01:37
CMC 602. Go ahead.
01:39
Advising Grant and Holton up on the main, if they get to 70, eastbound.
01:44
I don't think that's closed.
01:45
I'm still seeing traffic flowing eastbound eastbound up at the top there.
01:48
Grant, Colton, ramp to eastbound 70.
01:51
Yeah, I'll have to do a call back.
01:52
Yeah, that's correct.
01:53
We need a car to cover that as well.
01:54
Thank you.
01:55
I copy.
01:56
Other than that, I think everything's good.
01:58
Miller Kelton is 70 eastbound.
01:59
I got to shut down.
02:00
That's 94.
02:01
Plymouth Fire Engine 21.
02:02
21, go.
02:03
Since we're letting traffic get on from James Road to go east right by this, we should be fine with maybe two lanes going west.
02:13
Let's get a safety okay.
02:15
Your caller said they're in the driveway of (number withheld), South James, looks like it is a white Cadillac.
02:24
I think it's going to be a white Cadillac.
02:25
CEP requested to be shut down, so if they say it can flow, it can flow, but they said they wanted it shut.
02:32
Message received, we'll make another pass over there.
02:35
Correct.
02:36
They said it's diesel, it's not as volatile.
02:38
They said if it does, something does go south, it'll be nasty.
02:43
Okay, well let's keep it closed then.
02:44
CMC 602-94 is blocking Miller eastbound there are in position.
02:50
Yeah, top, can we have a 5% car for Holton then? All right, other than that, everything looks good for you up here.
02:55
631. 631. Yeah,
02:57
I can't really leave my spot, but there's a black vehicle backing northbound and the southbound lanes of traffic.
03:04
Copy.
03:05
Disregard, yeah.
03:06
In 602, I just want to confirm, am I getting a patrol car for the full end to 70 eastbound?
03:10
Yeah, that's correct. I copy.
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