Disabled tractor trailer blocks Route 17 in Mahwah, Mahwah NJ
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According to the dispatch call, authorities responded to a disabled tractor trailer on Route 17 near Corporate Drive in Mahwah. The vehicle, weighing approximately 50,000 pounds, required a heavy-duty tow. Traffic was temporarily shut down while responders coordinated vehicle removal and rerouting.
Audio|Heard on: Mahwah Fire and EMS Dispatch
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01:30
Transcript:
00:00
I'm gonna need a heavy duty tow.
00:02
It's an unloaded tractor trailer.
00:04
There is a trailer on the back.
00:06
Approximate weight is 50,000.
00:10
Received, stand by.
00:16
Six five seven to sector two.
00:20
Anyone responding with that heavy duty tow?
00:25
Twenty 25 min ETA.
00:28
Okay, received.
00:29
Can you send me another car to shut down Corporate Drive?
00:38
Three to two, where are you on it?
00:45
Need to stop vehicles from coming onto 17 from Corporate.
00:50
If you could just stand by up by a parking lot where the tractor trailers should turn around.
00:53
One 657 . Can one.
00:58
Just the case number one.
01:06
Case number is going to be (number withheld).
01:15
Three two.
01:18
Yes.
01:21
Can I get the Corporate from 17 or you want me to take MacArthur?
01:26
You can get the Corporate from 15.
01:27
I would just go by the back entrance to Hampton and send them that way.
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Location mentioned:
NJ-17 & Corporate Dr, Mahwah, NJ 07430
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