Motorcycle crash on I-285 eastbound before Buford Hwy, Dekalb County GA

Traffic

Reported: 11/6/2025 06:13 PM

I-285, Georgia

A motorcycle was involved in a crash on Interstate 285 eastbound near Buford Highway in Georgia. Bystanders loaded the injured rider into a pickup truck and returned to the crash scene before emergency responders arrived.

Audio|Source: DeKalb County Fire Rescue

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North Medical 74, Engine 18, Motor Vehicle Accident, Interstate 285 Eastbound before Buford Highway.

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North Medical 74, Engine 18, Motor Vehicle Accident, Interstate 285 Eastbound before Buford Highway.

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Engine 18.

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So far.

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18, Northmia 7.4.

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Clear respondent.

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Intermediate 69 Backpane, (number withheld), Glenwood Road, apartment M3, at uphill flats.

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Intermediate 69, back pain,

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(number withheld), Glenwood Road.

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Signat, clear slide.

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Yeah, engine 26 minute, 730, or click enter? Engine 26 minute, 73, clear, enter.

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Basic 72 Nursing Home Sick Patient near Clifton Road at AG Road's Health and Rehab.

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Basic 72 Nursing Home Sick Patient, near Clifton Road.

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722. Seventon.

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Okay,

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please respond.

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Ready at from engine 18.

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18.

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Do you have a vehicle description for my accident?

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That's negative just it has a motorcycle.

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Check.

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Radio from engine 23.

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23.

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Rene the nose on engine 18's MEC.

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I believe it's going to be the same saw we were just gone.

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I think bystanders did load the patient up in their pickup truck and drove back to the scene.

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Metsov1, transported.

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That's the 4.M.J.18, Northman 8, 7th, 4.

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