Multi-vehicle crash on i-85 south causes road closure, Gaston County NC


A crash involving multiple vehicles occurred on i-85 south near exit 36 in North Carolina. Two cars were involved, one against the jersey wall and another in the grass. Two people were found with injuries but later became conscious. Emergency responders were on scene assessing and removing injured individuals. Traffic was diverted and the road was closed due to the incident and emergency response.
Audio|Source: Gaston County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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The car rolled up and left lane.
00:03
Apparently the other car that was involved is in a graph.
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(name withheld).
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(number withheld).
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27. When you're ready.
00:08
Go ahead.
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(number withheld). Super 5.
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22R, I'll see it. 22R.
00:11
Yeah, well, surely I'll do it at Brookside.
00:12
Let me just go to $1,500.
00:13
Do you drop it.
00:14
Are there any traffic units around?
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Tate hands direct on it.
00:19
Okay. 50PI[1] 85 south at 36[2].
00:21
Silver and color passenger car versus median.
00:23
I have multiple vehicles in all.
00:27
We've got one at Twits against the Jersey Wall[3], and we're over in the grass on the Trial Road.
00:35
Go ahead, Damny, move the object of locations.
00:37
We're going to rescue one.
00:41
We're looking at the end.
00:42
Check the Jersey Wall[3].
00:43
We need all of you. Be north down, maybe five, and I'll think it is going to be exhausted for a few to try and start. Team, this is right on, see one around. Can't varby there in about three minutes. X-ray 1.15, say 8.3.
01:10
Stay 19 for our president team with at least one over turns. So are at least 1.23? Charlie 50 and X115 or 203. So to the right on the grass or to the jury wall for the unconscious?
01:36
Neither patients are conscious at this time. Just having a parking in front of Oven 2. We do have two patients that are on the ground with plaintiff injuries. We're assessing now. There's one patient against the Jersey Wall[3]. My driver's over there just now. He is out. Everyone was out of the vehicle.
02:02
Terrible Northside officer. Age, want to go ahead. 36 Black Street, mental health issue, 50-year-old male, CAB[4], assist CMS. 10.1[5]. 20-1. Director.
02:31
The scene or hold it back here. What does he be out here on traffic? Let's get one unit at Chester in 17 to divert traffic from getting on right now and then we'll do divert traffic off before the 17th. Our center engine 730s, I won't say.
02:59
Copy. If you can't coordinate that, see if we get to cross, direct traffic away from 85 right now until we can have asked. For you can have asked. For right now, the priorities are trying to divert traffic off off of...
03:28
85 from the 17, so northbound off ramp. Let's try to get people off right now until we can have a hospital. The 14, both patients are currently awake. Everybody's been removed from vehicles. City does. Another unit that can assist with the burning traffic off of 85.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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50PI: Personal Injury Accident
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85 south at 36: I-85 South at Exit 36 (location)
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Jersey Wall: Concrete median barrier
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CAB: Assist CMS (Emergency Medical Services)
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10.1: Location/On scene
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