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Semi Truck and Flatbed Collide on I-70 RampColumbus OH

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I-70, Columbus, OH

A yellow semi-truck and a white flatbed truck collided on the ramp from I-270 southbound to I-70 eastbound in Columbus, OH. One of the semi-trucks caught fire and both vehicles were heavily damaged.

Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Zone 3
03:17
Transcript:
00:00
I'm asking for other freeway. I got a 5, 270 southbound and 70 eastbound ramps at a yellow semi versus a white flatbed and one of the semis is on fire.
00:09
They're smashed into each other.
00:12
Flight crossing.
00:16
That's just you not copy that.
00:23
625, you can put me on that from mine, yours, 1,2.
00:26
Copy, thank you.
00:32
604, are you on this, sir?
00:36
6.04, always monitoring channel 3.
00:40
Okay, did you copy that?
00:44
Yes.
00:46
Thank you.
00:47
647.
00:50
647.
00:52
You have me in your five minutes.
00:58
Thank you.
01:00
Getting an 190 standby, be advised, I'm also getting it 70 eastbound to 270 northbound.
01:06
I'm not sure exactly where it's up.
01:11
Six or four put me on it.
01:13
Copy.
01:19
Car 190, 102 Victor, you can send me that 16A[1] on North Carolina, so right over here.
01:27
Really?
01:32
30154.
01:35
154. 154.
01:36
154.
01:38
S15 be advised, I'm getting a 5 as well in front of 2455 hilly drum on a Honda Accord on a Hyundai Tucson just from a bystandard. No one that's involved is called yet.
01:53
So it's a copy.
02:00
601 of Channel 3.
02:03
9061.
02:06
Yeah, I just rolled up 1.5 out here, 270 and 70 is the message. It's 270 south to 70 east on the ramp.
02:15
I copy. 270 southbound to 70 eastbound, freeway to copy.
02:20
But... XO4 I copy. Is it just a ramp that's blocked up?
02:27
Yeah, it's at the bottom, but it's hard to build up around.
02:32
Okay, pre-reasing rows.
02:43
627?
02:44
67.
02:45
I'm not there yet, working my way through this ramp.
02:48
But if we could have a unit shut off 70 eastbound and so everybody's a 70 westbound.
02:57
From about 270 south, huh?
03:01
I copy. I have someone that can do it. We'll head over there.
03:05
Okay,
03:06
I've had several three-way cars in Roswell, but I'll put you on it.
03:12
625. We're going to need the 270 northbound to 70 eastbound ramp closed.
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16A: Agency-specific code (meaning not provided in transcript)

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