Multi-vehicle crash on southbound I-57 with trapped driver, Centralia IL


A multi-vehicle accident involving at least six semi-trucks and one car occurred on southbound I-57 near the 116-mile marker north of an off-ramp. One person is trapped inside a semi-truck. Multiple emergency crews are responding and the roadway is affected.
Audio|Source: Centralia Police, Fire & EMS Dispatch
05:28
Transcript:
00:00
It's now six semis involved.
00:01
Ten force. Tone Cal.
00:04
Attention Cal firefighters, we respond to mutually for a report of a multi-vehicle accident.
00:15
116 southbound I-57.
00:17
116 southbound I-57 at this time, I believe you will be sending...
00:23
sending an engine and manpower a no status, at least six semis involved, maybe one vehicle, one car, some dispatcher was 046.
00:32
Self-fire, we do have one trapped in one of the semi-trucks.
00:40
Tenforth.
00:41
2420 is en route from SA1.
00:43
949 have you in route 0-047.
00:46
The batch 36 is complete on the first call heading to the three vehicles 1050[1].
00:51
1059. That's changed.
00:54
You've got a six or seven vehicles involved.
00:55
36 understand six to seven vehicles involved in the 1050[1].
01:01
Dispatch, 95301 is in route.
01:03
75301 is in the route. 7530 by the route.
01:08
5. 501 is unseen. 911, just confirming this is on the southbound side 116.
01:13
Oh, and it was reported just north of the...
01:15
Off ramp. 9.420 have you unseen 0.050.36 is on scene, 0.15.
01:31
36 have you on scene, 0.051.
01:33
Dispatch, put 9537 in a route to that second-duty crash.
01:37
35, you may want to hold you short of the cross of the hell here.
01:41
Okay. We want to hold you short of the cross of the hell here.
01:43
9503 from 05.
01:47
Go ahead. Yeah, we clearing the scene there, going to the next one.
01:50
Yeah, I talked to the sheriff's office, but they didn't need to still we're going to clear.
01:53
Dispatch 05 will be complete.
01:55
First accident, route to the second one.
01:59
SA1, 9502.
02:01
9502 from 31, I believe SA1 is code 4.
02:04
Can you tell him Ken Monday to cover our station?
02:08
Step. Attention to Indiana Firefighters.
02:11
Attention Kim Mendiama firefighters.
02:12
We're responding to cover the Salem Fire Station.
02:16
Responding to cover the Salem Fire Station.
02:19
They're currently on the interstate with a multi-vehicle accident.
02:23
Salem dispatcher was 0.55.
02:25
Attention came to Miami firefighters.
02:27
Attention to my DMMA firefighters.
02:28
We're responding to cover the Salem Fire Station.
02:33
Responding to cover the Salem Fire Station.
02:35
They're currently on the interstate with a multi-vehicle accident.
Police codes explained
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[1]
1050: Traffic accident
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