Multi-vehicle accident closes Veterans Memorial Bridge, Orange County TX
TrafficA multi-vehicle accident involving four vehicles occurred on the Veterans Memorial Bridge on the Orange County side. The accident blocked lanes and caused a full bridge closure. Fire, EMS, and multiple units responded. Traffic was diverted using contra-flow on the other side of the bridge.
Audio|Source: Orange County Public Safety
03:49
Transcript:
00:00
Standby for MVA[2].
00:09
Time 7.06. I'm reported motor vehicle accident. Need the Veterans Bridge, Orange County side. We need four vehicles involved.
00:16
Have a report of a motor vehicle accident before vehicles. We have the Orange County side of the Veterans Bridge outside lane.
00:23
Have a report of a motor vehicle accident with any four vehicles.
00:26
In the outside lane, the crest of the bridge in the Orange County side.
00:30
We talked to Orange County.
00:31
Also, we contact in Port Arthur.
00:33
Acadian has been over time.
00:39
Acadian 4436 is free city.
00:42
4436. 4436.
00:45
You can't show 4436 coming from Groves, 4451 coming from Orange and outside of DC.
00:51
That's clear, yeah, you're probably not going to be able to get there from Groves, but I said also the Orange County Unit and Rout.
00:58
10-4[1].
01:00
Britsby 14 is out.
01:02
Rouse 14 and out. Rist 14 and out.
01:09
4451, Bruce City Fire.
01:12
4451. Can show us in route for that NBC on Highway 87 is out.
01:17
That's clear. You're one from the Orange County, right?
01:21
Responding from OCA.
01:23
That's fine, thank you. So you in route.
01:30
Agent 6 in route.
01:31
Agent 6 in route.
01:32
Agent 6 in route.
01:38
Have a court author, report off the results forward and around from their sides.
01:47
Rescue 14 received.
01:51
That's quite.
01:53
Next question. Next, my former,
01:57
I'm out on the bridge.
02:01
Looks like it's going to be completely shut off.
02:03
Let fire an EMS knows they can counterflow up the other side of the bridge.
02:10
Time for it.
02:16
One vehicle is going to be sideways and the roadways walking both lengths, Kraub.
02:26
436.
02:29
I don't think I'm going to be able to get to it. Traffic back all the way back up to the four off the shot of the bridge.
02:36
Can't fly.
02:41
Nothing.
02:49
County Visits completely shut down and I have to go over the rainbow bridge.
02:53
Come back up, Conterflow from Jefferson County side.
03:00
Here's six to respond to you, can you repeat your traffic?
03:06
I'll probably go to Contraflow.
03:09
I'll probably go to Contraflow.
03:16
4436 traffic is moving counterflow. Our peak traffic is still moving.
03:24
Where is it?
03:29
313 and routes the same.
03:36
36 call.
03:44
I'm going to be.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
[2]
MVA: Motor Vehicle Accident (crash)
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Location mentioned:
Veterans Memorial Bridge, Texas 77642
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