Road closed after icy accident near Baltimore Pike, Delaware County PA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, traffic units responded to an earlier vehicle accident near Baltimore Pike and Thornton Road caused by icy road conditions. Responders reported that the vehicles involved had been cleared, but the roadway remained closed until it could be salted to ensure safety.
Audio|Heard on: Delaware PA Fire-Talk Group Calls
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02:24
Transcript:
00:00
Traffic 10, clearing Dunn Road and heading to Baltimore Pike.
00:07
Traffic 46, copy.
00:11
Since you're still in the area, you want to check Lincoln and Dutton Mill, make sure they're set up there or do you trust Flagler Force?
00:21
Flagler Force is already en route.
00:24
I'm also clearing en route.
00:27
Copy. I'm at ETA of 3 min there.
00:32
Copy, 18 minutes out.
00:37
47C on scene at Baltimore Pike and Thornton Road.
00:43
Copy, 47C.
00:47
Traffic down to 46.
00:48
Just be advised if there's a friend call, I might need to go to that.
00:53
Copy. Do you think 47th City, myself and traffic 10 can handle it?
01:02
Can they handle it?
01:05
I'm not sure what's there.
01:09
All right, continue in until we see what we have.
01:13
Copy, proceeding in.
01:15
47C, did you copy that?
01:18
I did copy.
01:19
Thank you.
01:23
Copy 47C. Can you see down the hill where the incident is for a little bit?
01:31
Okay, I'm here at all and I don't see anything.
01:34
You relieved PSP correct when you showed up?
01:38
No, when I showed up there were just three flares across the road.
01:43
County, I'm gonna put up some cones here down at Dilworthtown Road and then take a ride up to see what I can find out.
01:49
I'm just gonna take a walk down across them and see if I can't see anything.
01:53
If I do, I'll let you know.
01:56
Traffic has long Concord Road turning on the 4th and seeing 2 min out.
02:02
Traffic 46 to traffic 47, say.
02:09
Go ahead.
02:12
I just spoke to someone down here, (name withheld).
02:14
It was an earlier accident.
02:16
The road is all icy.
02:18
I believe all the cars are cleared from the accident.
02:20
I'm going to come back up the road and just check.
02:21
So we're just going to keep the road shut down until they come and salt it.
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Location mentioned:
Thornton Rd & Baltimore Pike, Concord Township, PA 19342
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