Jackknifed tractor trailer closes I-78 westbound lanes, Berks County PA
TrafficA jackknifed tractor trailer caused a traffic hazard by blocking westbound lanes on Interstate 78 near mile post 10 in Sessel Township. The incident also led to a fluid spill. Emergency crews were dispatched to manage traffic and clean the spill to ensure road safety.
Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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or fluid down in traffic controls. Bill 27, 28 fire, please.
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C535.
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C53. Fireplace is asking if this is going to be before exit 10 or after, and which lane is blocked.
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Coach T53, correct, just prior to exit on the westbound side, I mean westbound.
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We're closed both lanes due to two different actions on either side.
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Okay.
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Berks Q53 Responding.
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Presby-53 responding 1044.
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Chief 53 from the rest to you.
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Go ahead, the past few.
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Where would you like us and how should we go to get there?
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Just go on the west.
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Let's right here to go through the grass. Just come down through the grass.
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Can you repeat that?
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Whenever you have a cross and come down you on the ramp. We're right here in the graph.
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Recease.
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Chief 53, what, 533. Actually, when you come from the way down the point of the grass, the storm drain hook and stuff around there, like it's some of the fuel-out storm spring.
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You're extremely colourable.
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You're beat that.
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Citi3. Rescue 53, let's try this.
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I've come down to the point of the grass where you go on the interstate. It's a storm drain. This is some socks around there to try to keep the fuel from going in there.
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Free feed, Berks, Rescue 53 is on the scene.
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Burks, car 27 responding with the spill trailer.
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Rescue 53 on scene,
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spill 27, car 27, and Route 1046.
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Sessel Township, I-78 mile post 10 westbound traffic controller for a jackknife tracker trailer.
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Station 41 Fire Police, Station 54, Fire Police. Settle Township, I 78 mile post 10, westbound, traffic control for a jack-knife tractor trailer, 1040.
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T-53 from Station 53.
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Go ahead.
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We have two additional manpower for the engine if you need it.
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You can come out.
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We'll be coming out when.
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Philadelphia Township, Teen Challenge Training Center, 33 Teen Challenge Road between Greenhouse Road and Lyons Park Drive for an unconscious subject.
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Station 27, QRF, ambulance 58553, 11-MEDMetic 12, covering station 650.
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Hobbiton Township, Team Challenge Center, 33, Teen Challenge Road,
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and the detox building between Greenhouse Road and Lyons Park Drive for unconscious subject.
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South Paderberg Township 548 Preston Road between Clayton Circle and Circle and North Gaelan Hall Road Class 5, 965-6-55-65-6-5-6-5-6-5-5-Pestin Road between Clayton Circle and North Gaelan Hall Road Class 5, 1048.
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West Readingboro, letting health doctor's office building, 301, 12th Pousinth Avenue.
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Street 200 for the Family Health Care Center, AOS Medical.
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96521 Station 660.
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West Reading Borland Health Doctors Office Building, 301-107th Avenue.
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South Otterburg Township,
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548 Preston Road between Clayton Circle and the Miss Gaelan Hall Road, now for possible cardiac arrest. Station 18, QRF, South Haddorburg Township.
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548 Preston Road between Clayton Circle and North Aylon Hall Road for Postal Cardiac Arrest.
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For 1753, she'll be responding to 578.
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Fungency3 responding, 10-51.
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What, C-40?
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T-40. T-503.
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Vehicle removed from the roadway. Forty-dial, we'll return.
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Forty-avile 10-2[1]. T-52. Two-fifty-3, go ahead.
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Church, the decency.
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But 27 can recall.
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As soon as ready here, they're going to handle it.
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Probably 27 can recall so it can handle the fluid of 1052.
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Station 27, you can recall from inner seat 78 miles is 10 westbound, Hershey 53, 10553.
Police codes explained
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10-2: Signal good / Receiving well
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