Car and tractor trailer collide causing oil spill, Old Lyme CT
TrafficA car collided with a tractor trailer on a road near Old Lyme, Connecticut. The car sustained heavy damage and its airbag deployed. The driver, who was the only occupant, exited the vehicle with minor injuries. Emergency responders arrived at the scene. An approximately 250-foot oil spill was found in the low-speed lane from the accident. Authorities will contact the Department of Transportation to clean the spill before reopening the lane.
Audio|Source: Old Lyme Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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One car versus a tractor trailer truck.
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This car has heavy damage airbag performance.
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Driver only in the vehicle.
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The patient is out.
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With minor injuries.
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Tractor trailer truck is about a quarter mile away.
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I have not made contact with yet.
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Reggie, you have one car versus tractor trailer.
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Heavy damage with airbag deployed driver is out of the vehicle.
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Pedic 2 on scene.
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Medic 2 on scene.
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And on scene if you want to take position and need low-speed lane, push them over to the high-speed lane.
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You send your crew up.
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An institute copies.
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Brake Malley Shore, Institute on scene.
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Engine 2 on scene.
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Street 3-38 on single.
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Chief on scene.
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Command 39 on the approach.
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39, I'm going to have you pull past my truck.
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You'll see the white car and low-speed lane.
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I'm going to have you take a position in the low-speed lane just past that white car.
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You'll see me there.
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Receive. Kelly Shore, 39 on the scene.
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39 on scene. 39 on scene.
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Coming here for Rescu 13.
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We're on here for your pleasure.
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Rescu, I'm going to actually have you pulled past our scene.
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There's a tractor trailer about a half mile up just prior to the off-ramp.
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If you could head up there and evaluate what they have going on up there?
01:04
We'll do. Just going to need that.
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It seems good to get out of the way.
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Valcher rescue 37th scene with the tractor trailer at the 870 off-ram.
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Everyone in...
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Roger T-38, you're on scene at the tractor trailer.
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You're on scene at the tractor trailer.
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32 to identify since.
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Go on 382. Go on 382.
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Yeah, he's not injuring anything to see him it to the rear of the trailer.
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He's currently trying to fix his license.
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Relief, no injuries.
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Railway shore, hold time command.
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Go ahead, command.
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We have a heavy trail of oil approximately 250 feet in the low-speed lane and puddling under this vehicle.
01:44
Do you want to see if DOTs available to stand the low-speed lane before we reopen it?
01:50
And we'll give them a cough.
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