Vehicle possibly off roadway on Route 78, Union NJ
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, multiple calls reported a vehicle off the roadway on Route 78 westbound near the Union–Hillside area. Emergency units from Union and Hillside checked the highway but found no confirmed crash.
Audio|Heard on: Union NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:27
Transcript:
00:00
Are you monitoring the hotline regarding that vehicle off the road?
00:07
No.
00:08
What do you need?
00:11
Springfield has a report of a vehicle off the roadway, Route 78 west, near exit 48.
00:16
It might be near the Union Hillside area on 78 West.
00:22
Have Union fire respond; Hillside is going up as well.
00:29
Okay, understood.
00:31
Mark Hillside.
00:35
Originally reported at Route 78 around exit 48 in Springfield, but it may be further east near the Union Hillside border.
00:44
That's not what it is.
00:50
Union County to Union Township on Union County Fire Mutual Aid.
00:55
Okay.
00:57
Okay, just to clarify, so everybody's on the same page.
01:02
Route 78 has been checked from Berkeley Heights to Springfield Avenue, Maplewood.
01:09
Checked east and west,
01:12
from Irvington to Vauxhall Road.
01:17
Looking for a unit to check the section between Vauxhall and Springfield to see if that car is off the road since we had multiple calls.
01:25
No confirmation of an accident.
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Location mentioned:
Vauxhall Rd & Springfield Ave, Union, NJ 07088
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