Person on Highway 24 overpass causes 580 freeway closure, Oakland CA


A person is on the overpass of eastbound Highway 24, about 40 feet above the ground. This caused both directions of Highway 580 to be shut down. Fire and emergency services are monitoring the situation and concerned for the individual's safety.
Audio|Source: Oakland Fire Department
02:6
Transcript:
00:00
Tens and cents per CHP[1], their RP[2] stating that the best access is westbound 580 to eastbound 24 connector.
00:09
Yeah, that's affirmative.
00:10
We have eyes on the pedestrian.
00:12
He is on eastbound 24 overpass,
00:16
both direction of 580 are shut down right now.
00:19
Fire copies.
00:20
Engine 5, do you copy?
00:22
Enter5 copies. Engine 12, truck 3, commercial fire alarm, near Clay Street.
00:30
Okay, sorry, Microsoft 7.
00:31
Go ahead.
00:32
Traffic for call.
00:33
No micro-7 in service.
00:34
Engine 12, we have you assigned to a commercial alarm, near Clay Street.
00:39
Copy responding.
00:40
And then so forth responding.
00:41
Macro7 will show you in surface.
00:44
Agent 5, engine 10.
00:46
Go range of 5.
00:47
Yeah, Engine 5, if you could get on 24 G-spounce, it's on the overpass.
00:54
He is laying on the column.
00:56
He's about 40 feet in the air right now.
01:00
Yeah, five copies.
01:01
We can get it, actually.
01:03
Why don't you guys just stage off the highway because there's heavy traffic?
01:06
Yeah, CHV have both 580 feet and westbound shutdown.
01:10
I copy.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CHP: California Highway Patrol
[2]
RP: Reporting Party (caller/witness)
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Location mentioned:
CA-24, Oakland, CA
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