Tractor-trailer accident with fuel leak shuts traffic in Boykins, Boykins VA
Fire and medical teams responded to a westbound tractor-trailer crash near the Courtland Boykins overpass in Boykins, Virginia. The trailer leaked diesel fuel on the road. One person was injured and needed helicopter evacuation. Traffic was shut down at the overpass during the incident.
Audio|Source: Southampton County Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Some of my times may be off, but I still have breast 96 in route, engine 92,
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medic 16, medic 34,
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rescue 93.
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Okay.
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To Russia 93, I think I heard she on there, Chief, correct?
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Ninety-thirty, go ahead.
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Alright, we're going to be westbound to the overpass.
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So you're going to have to come past.
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You got a turn right there just before Wellsport come westbound.
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I come in the Westbound lane.
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You're going to come down the Cortland Boykins exit.
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Come down to Cortland Boykins exit.
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I'll probably end up utilizing one of your truck says crown contact.
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Copy that.
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Coming down on the north side.
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That is affirmative.
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Okay, corporate interchange now with 92, myself,
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and it looks like the board can Semitic Vine.
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Okay, we're going to have to use the everything is now that we'll elevate and go on the way for the minute to get out of it.
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Southampton to Command[2], LIFEVAC advises, they're about four minutes out.
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They have not been able to reach anyone on statewide.
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Can you give me a contact for them?
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If you're asking 9-3 right now.
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I do not have an LZ[1] set up right now.
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Ninety-three to command.
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16 zone of theme of both of the next to the unit.
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Copy 16 on scene, 2240.
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993-4.
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Go ahead.
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There's a tractor trailer west of here with the diesel lead.
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There's diesel on this road.
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I'm not going to land the helicopter here.
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You want to go back to the high school?
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I have no way of getting the patient to the high school.
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That's why I want you to land it.
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We can land it just up from the accident, but I have no way to this medicate out here from where in their position.
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Coppice, you want to do it eastbound?
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All right, copy that.
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All right, I'm in contact with life you back and start working on that.
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All right, how does it do is to shut down traffic down right at the overpass, so noose down traffic comes up here.
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Yep, permanent, I'm going to work on that myself.
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Ninety-two shot the incident on scene, 92 command.
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And 92, go ahead.
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Yeah,
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I need you up here at the fire scene come westbound.
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And 31 and 42.
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We work currently behind a 42.
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All right.
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I'll sit still.
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Command[2] 16, I need to come eastbound behind the deputy's vehicle.
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I see you one over there to pass now.
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16 to command, we're already on scene, I'm walking up to the 46 now.
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Okay,
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46 advice, you're needed in these, pal, it's in full.
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Medical 34 to command, you have an assignment, bro.
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Medi 34 south end.
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34. We're on location.
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2243.
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All right, command is no more.
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Cook, command go.
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I need you to come up here behind the deputy vehicle in a smell lane.
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Copy.
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Command[2], Sally.
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Go ahead.
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Excercation, complete.
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The extracation, complete.
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2244.
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First 96 to command.
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Let's go in 96.
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I'm coming up on a high school.
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You got a sign before me?
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93 to 96. Take the ramp towards Franklin and come to my position and shut down traffic.
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96 received.
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93. You got all the LZ[1] traffic.
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Just let me know where you're going to land it.
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Copy that. I'm going to be trying to be up there close to the scene.
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You knew you need to be east of the scene, correct?
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That's 10 for us.
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I see LIFEVecke ever head right now, but east this thing would probably be good.
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We're just going to have the back order across the median.
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Okay, I got LIFEX standing by as soon as I get relieved by.
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96 here, I'll come up and make an LZ[1].
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Engine third through setting.
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32. Respond.
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Respond.
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Happy 22. 46.
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32 switch over to ask on come.
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It's in the west now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
LZ: Landing Zone (helicopter landing area)
[2]
Command: Incident command established/IC designation
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Boykins, VA 23827
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