Road worker injured jumping to avoid two-vehicle crash, Jefferson County NY


A Department of Transportation flagger jumping out of the roadway to avoid a two-vehicle crash suffered a back injury. EMS is on the way to the location near State Route 26 and Jackson 2 Roads in Champion, NY.
Audio|Source: Jefferson County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Carthage email, first responders, response.
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Stay around 26, Jackson, two road,
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DOT, Flagger, jumped out of the roadway, injured is back.
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Repeating, Carson, first responders, Stade Route 26 in Jackson, Two Road,
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DOT Flagger, jumped out of the roadway to avoid an accident, injured is back.
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Jefferson polling,
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two-vehicle, MVA[1],
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State Route 26, and Jackson 2 Roads, on the champion.
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Postcards tied, any of which will in the area identify.
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One, six, Jefferson, and Village of Adams.
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Nice. 3D-1-3.
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I can reroute for that.
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99. If you would change this, if I check the welfare, it's all for now, be ultra 20M at 100.
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Copy.
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Copy 3D13, I believe you're going to be closer.
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It's a two-vehicle MVA[1].
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No injuries reported in the vehicles.
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However, there was a DOT flagger that had to jump out of the way from being struck as a back injury.
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EMS is en route.
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Copy.
Police codes explained
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MVA: Motor Vehicle Accident
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Location mentioned:
State Rte 26, Champion, NY
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