Semi-truck hits car on northbound I-57 near mile marker 50, Franklin County IL


A semi-truck hit a white Toyota on northbound I-57 near mile marker 50. The car went off the road into the woods. The semi-truck continued driving without stopping. Emergency medical services responded to the scene for a minor injury involving a cut on a hand. Multiple agencies faced difficulties accessing the location due to blocked turnarounds. The accident is under investigation and responders are on site.
Audio|Source: Franklin, Perry, Jackson, Williamson, and Jefferson Counties Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Mile marker 50 northbound mile marker 50 RP advise that you watched a white cleared a camera and get hit by a semi and go off into the woods
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(name withheld) 841
00:28
Green where that other crash was on the interstate, because I'll respond to it in 4.
00:37
The outside temperature is 56 degrees Fahrenheit.
00:42
See the train?
00:45
Yeah, where's that second accident?
00:48
I'm going to pull you off the stop or the crash you're going to divert to another.
00:53
1050 unknown.
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I got 57 northbound at the 507 northbound at the 5-0.
00:58
Got a caller stays that a white Toyota.
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Get a semi-hard enough that it went off the roadway.
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The semi-continued.
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Caller didn't even know if the vehicle...
01:09
If the semi-was aware it was struck, unknown where the car is, EMS is in route.
01:14
Agent Ford, do copy.
01:17
Yeah,
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I'll be in-rout also.
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Minor injury.
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I have EMS in route for a cut to the hand.
01:26
The truck truck after semi-trailer and they scale out.
01:28
Yeah, which unit was going to the United States A guard rail?
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24.
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Go ahead.
01:40
Yeah, do you copy that location.
01:43
You can access here.
01:45
Yeah, we're at the scales right now looking for the first one.
02:14
Thank you very much.
02:15
At the way station southbound, the semi was front end damage, looks like the drivers.
02:21
Didn't know, but okay, trying to find a place to turn around.
02:33
It's going to be blocked by construction vehicles.
02:40
Go ahead.
02:41
If you would, send United to the southbound way station, we'll take the northbound accident since the turnarounds are blocked.
02:51
Good.
02:52
Good. I'm going to get to record for you going to be screening instruction now.
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Go for United Six.
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We're going to switch calls off for you.
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Lake Reegers cannot get to the turnarounds to get to the waystation call.
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They're requesting you guys to take the way station call.
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We have the same thing to have 50.
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Five hour from 50.
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And they're going to handle the one that's just north of that.
03:33
I'll return to quarters.
03:37
Okay.
03:41
I feel the same.
03:52
Northbound lane.
03:55
Car off the end of the woods.
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We got investigating.
04:05
Good point information.
04:07
Engine 4, go ahead.
04:09
Are you at 49? Thank you too.
04:11
Received additional calls of sending me from Lightning to Tesla.
04:15
It's around milepost, 51 or 52, instead of way at the bottom of the hill on the east side of the high.
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I'm in the area.
04:27
I'm in the area.
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62-10-4, and the other half of this did stop.
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He's about a half a mile before exit 53.
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He is refusing rescue.
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(name withheld), I'll go ahead, turn it back to the one and away station.
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