Five-car crash on I-70 westbound ramp to I-71 northbound, Columbus OH

Traffic

Reported: 10/28/2025 08:16 AM

I-71, Columbus, OH

A five-car accident happened on the ramp from I-70 westbound to I-71 northbound near Columbus, Ohio. Emergency units responded but had difficulty locating the exact accident scene on the highway.

Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Zone 5

02:8

Transcript:

00:00

He's getting a 105 at near West Broad Street.

00:02

6.40 wake up.

00:04

It's going to be a 10-5[1]-70 westbound of 71.

00:07

It should be 70 westbound to 71 north.

00:13

Okay, I'll clear up here and helmet over there.

00:16

Hi, Calp. Thank you.

00:17

Do we have anyone else to go with him and says a five-car accident?

00:25

The 61. What do you need?

00:27

I was looking for another freeway for 6.40.

00:31

It's a five-car accident, 10-5[1] at 70 westbound to 71 north.

00:41

6.30, give me saying I'll clear up and I'll have to have the road up with him.

00:45

Not top, thank you.

00:51

2-2-1-2-3. She said she's now at Winslow and Allen Creek at the bus about Winslow and Allen Creek.

00:58

One, two, three, we'd rather.

01:00

Hi, copy.

01:05

Six, four, are you getting any other calls on this because TMC is having trouble finding it?

01:11

Negative, just the one call.

01:14

One one call.

01:17

211.

01:19

211.

01:20

Me too, Victor,

01:23

what I said, Parsons and Osec, King Paul Nora, 8160.

01:28

Okay.

01:35

640th, not westbound and northbound, we're having trouble finding out here.

01:40

Okay, copy.

01:44

GMC's got a call maybe out at the 106, which Channel 2, I think.

01:49

Okay, I'll check.

01:53

Okay, I'll check.

01:55

Channel 2 doesn't have anything yet, it says.

01:59

Okay, I'm going to flip back around and head west.

02:01

I didn't see anything over there and they're not finding on camera, but let me run through there anyway.

02:05

Maybe they're off the side somewhere hiding.

02:08

All right. Okay.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-5: Relay/transport (message or person)

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I-71, Columbus, OH

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