Accident with overturned trailer and fuel leak on highway, Luzerne County PA
TrafficA tractor-trailer overturned down a steep embankment near Z. H. Confair Mem Hwy in Pennsylvania. The driver was found on the roadway. The guardrail was damaged, and rescue crews responded. A possible fuel leak was detected at the scene. The trailer and tractor were completely on their roof far off the road.
Audio|Source: Southern Luzerne County Fire
03:2
Transcript:
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County,
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26.
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26.
00:07
We're on scene.
00:09
It's going to be at mile marker 250.1.
00:12
Driver is up on the roadway.
00:14
There is damage to the guardrail one completely through.
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Tampa, 543.
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177 RSU, copy.
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Copy. Copy.
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26, left side or right side?
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Canada rescues on the scene.
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Tanafore Rescue on the scene 543.
01:13
Station 138.
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122 for the engine, 356 for the squad,
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second tree, Harvey's Lake,
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between Subiab and Fox Lane, or crew down blocking one lane,
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at 545.
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Box 97 from out.
01:37
A driver's in the care of EMS
01:40
No sign of the truck.
01:41
It's well over the embankment.
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Let's see if we can find out if there's any fuel leaking or anything.
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Time for.
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545.
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The rescue.
02:01
That's good, Jeff.
02:07
Trailer is completely upside down, tractor and trailer completely on its roof.
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Pat, for copy tractor and trailer on the roof,
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546.
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Pat, I can smell fuel, that's all I can tell you at this point.
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We're not getting down there without ropes and whatnot.
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At 10-4[1], how far off the roadway is you would you estimate?
02:39
Well,
02:41
probably 40 feet to the very steep part,
02:45
and he's another 50 feet down there, and he's probably pushing 60 feet elevation from the interstate down.
03:00
5.47.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Z. H. Confair Mem Hwy, Pennsylvania
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