Work truck overturns on Highway 60 east near Tiger Lake Road, Polk County FL
TrafficA work truck overturned on Highway 60 east near Tiger Lake Road in Lakeland, Florida. The truck sustained heavy damage and one male patient with severe injuries was trapped but responsive. Emergency responders shut down the westbound lanes of Highway 60 to manage the scene. Air medical transport was declined due to weather conditions. Rescue teams stabilized the vehicle and worked on safely removing the patient. The vehicle was later towed by the owner.
Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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All enforcement advising vehicle is going to be turned over on passenger side.
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Patients still,
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correction.
00:06
Patient is responsive.
00:07
The advisor is going to be severe injuries.
00:12
I copy. We gained any traction with the helicopter?
00:17
Negative, sir.
00:18
We're still on standby.
00:23
Touchment time, so.
00:26
Go ahead.
00:29
Just be advised and reference to air, one to quad due to weather, we're checking with the other.
00:34
Yeah, copy.
00:39
Rescue 14.
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Rescue 14. Rescue 14.
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Confirming Highway 60 East, Tiger Lake Road.
00:49
That's permanent.
00:55
I'm on scene.
00:59
We've got one duly work truck on its side, heavy damage, PCSO times 2, Highway 60 westbound is going to be shut down.
01:08
I'll continue all units.
01:12
Hi, Capi on scene,
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one duly work truck on side, heavy damage, shutting down Highway 60 westbound, PCSO on scene.
01:20
They've been on.
01:26
Tying seven to stretch.
01:30
Bataun, son.
01:33
I'll be establishing command.
01:34
Command is separate tax.
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I copy. Select Tech 9.
01:39
Command on type 9 to heavy 9.
01:43
So be that good.
01:46
I've got one male.
01:47
He doesn't seem like he's that heavily entrapped.
01:50
Inside the cab, I'm going to be attaching my winch to the dirty side of this vehicle for pack five.
01:56
We're going to need to do some struts.
01:58
It's got a crane system on the other side that's against the cab.
02:02
I think that biggest thing we're going to run into is manipulating them out.
02:08
You're going to use your winch to stabilize it.
02:11
We're going to trade the contend it once we get up to me.
02:15
Probably about 20L,
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at least.
02:20
Yeah, I copy.
02:21
Command to Squad 21 ETA.
02:27
We've got about a 15 minute ETA.
02:29
We got about a 15 minute ECA at least.
02:33
Okay, copy.
02:34
Okay.
02:35
Any good at C1413.
02:39
I'd be on Team 2.
02:44
Rescue 2. Rescue 2.
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I see 2.
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Destination.
02:54
Destination 2 41.
02:59
So that's command.
03:06
B-of-I's airmen and air-care both declined due to weather.
03:14
Special man confirming you copy traffic?
03:17
Okay man, you're hailing?
03:24
That's affirmative, sir.
03:26
B-of-I is both air-meda and air-care decline due to weather.
03:30
I copy.
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243
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Pettig 32 fall 211-1-1-Lakland Hills Boulevard, Lapland tax 6, 243
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fully terminating command owner is going to have the vehicle towed on their own show myself and engine 421 is signed to please I copy Robert Delphire complete Tech 8 completed monitor 2.33
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Tiger Lake Rd, Florida 33898
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