Head-on collision with fire and hazmat on highway 69 westbound, Hot Springs AR
A head-on collision occurred on Highway 69 westbound near Hot Springs, Arkansas, involving an 18-wheeler and another vehicle. Both vehicles caught fire and there is possible hazardous material involvement. Traffic was diverted and multiple agencies were called to assist.
Audio|Source: Arkansas State Police K Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Start through the 69 West, 18-year that was eastbound.
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Left, the eastbound lanes, crossed the Pied, went on to the westbound side, just under a nuclear head on, apparently vehicles on fire, and no further.
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1403 Hot Springs.
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I don't know if it's just my radio but you're 101 on my end.
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16 off-spring, same on my own.
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I forgot the headset was plugged in.
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Brack, Hot Springs, K-30, K-41.
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Start towards the 69 Westbound.
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Two vehicle, 1041, 18-wheeler sweat, head-on.
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Vehicles are on fire.
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High Springs K-41, K-30, copy.
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1303,
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I got a hold of them there in Amity.
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Temple.
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Fort of all springs.
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Go ahead.
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Have we got any big telling you haven't started yet?
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Negative.
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I'm sitting here looking at the camera and it's heavily involved with fire.
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Tenor and Tyler said shut down.
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I'm assuming all of West Pounders.
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Have three hot springs.
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Go ahead.
01:31
By the camera, there's a lot of smoke.
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I'm going to start diverting traffic off 73 westbound.
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If you'll get Arkadelphia come out there to assist me, but I'm passing the 80 right now.
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Soon for.
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Hot Springs, 1303, K-E30 and K-41, Clark County put it on their radio, there's possible hazmat involved in this also, and there's been some small explosions at the scene.
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16 hot springs.
02:07
Go ahead.
02:12
I just witnessed the procrastinal bypass and the cloud exit.
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I got City out with me.
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We got inside lane shut down.
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That's it, we're right.
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303 high springs.
02:28
I know you're busy.
02:29
If you would, uh,
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make sure Arkadelphia send somebody for that on-ramp westbound 73-2 at first.
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That way we don't have them just getting right back on up for us.
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Forty-one on Springs, I just got off the county.
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They're going to buy us Arkadelphia, they'll go assist.
02:43
So if they've only got one officer available at first, to send them to keep them from getting right back on?
02:50
You don't have more than one.
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Ten-four, thank you.
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How's spring's topic.
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