Vehicle crash with fire on I-20 overpass in Texas, Sweetwater TX
TrafficA vehicle crashed and caught fire near the overpass on eastbound I-20 in Texas. Smoke was seen. Responders arrived to the scene. There was a report of a vehicle on its side. Authorities checked for possible ejection of occupants and contacted the hospital to see if anyone involved was admitted. Traffic lanes were blocked and the incident caused delays.
Audio|Source: Nolan County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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POSPIRE-to-Fire, respond to I-20, westbound, mile markers 240 to 241. Repeating I-20, left down, hallmarked for 240 to 241, there is a vehicle on the side of the overpass. There is smoke presence.
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22, Mullen County High Coffee PDs, Traveling,
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and Ralph.
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Vehicle on its side or it is just on fire?
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I do not know at this time, it was by itself. Calling already stated that there is a car on its side by the overpass.
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Ray said, and it is going to be on 20 on top of the overpass, correct?
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Spetching, she will have been three in route.
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222-0-catch, copy, traffic.
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The target one is going to be in route.
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Perfect. Thank you.
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You see this car back here?
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It is called in the middle of the road.
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104. Ignore it.
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This is going to be a crash on the interstate. That looks like it is just installed out.
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104.
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Dispatch engine 3.
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Be aware, there is a cell vehicle on northeast Georgia, right east of the intersection at Lamar.
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It is going to be blocking the west down the way.
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Okay.
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4F6 in the area.
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Perfect.
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Five, the traffic.
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Is it? Did I mean be on scene? It is actually going to be on the eastbound side, eastbound side.
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Eastbound, clear.
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Just east of the overpass. We will have to turn around and get to it.
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4.6. I will go up one more stop and slow everyone down.
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Great save. It is looking like we are going to be able to get it off on the grass, but if you would go do that anyway.
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Tenfold.
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Pee to tell you one.
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Go ahead, P.D.
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Officers on scene are stating that this is going to be eastbound, just east of the overpass, repeating eastbound just over the overpass.
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I will tell you want copies.
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We 1060.
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Simple.
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K-21 Nellin County, I am 108.
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Ruthie. I am telling you one's going to be in the area.
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Okay. Okay.
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The excitement position starts from.
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Three, Steve. Go ahead and start it. We are going to be shutting on the left lane, left lane completely block.
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10 4.
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Edge 3. It is going to be a center median.
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It is going to be back on the interstate.
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NG3 Copy.
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It looks like it is going to be better to hit it from the east,
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westbound side.
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But it is in the center median right past the cement barricades.
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Need to do copy.
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4-6-50, contact the hospital, see if they are bad. Anybody dropped off that is involved with the class in a vehicle.
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Your state, Samach.
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55, I need you to drive over on top of the west interchange. Make sure we did not have some of the ejected from the vehicle on top of the overpass.
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Thank you.
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6DV Texas.
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Victor Paul Sam 4858, 4858.
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Good, get a return on that.
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