Head-on collision with injuries on highway near Rio Vista, Rio Vista TX


A head-on collision between two vehicles occurred near TX-174 in Rio Vista. An older man suffered chest pain, and a younger man had a cut on his back. Emergency responders blocked traffic and dispatched a helicopter for medical evacuation.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire Alarm
02:48
Transcript:
00:00
Received, the SO just called us and said updated it, it's going to be near TX-174.
00:05
Okay, these folks that we stopped with said that they were on the side of the road with mechanical issues and that it was down towards near TX-174.
00:16
Received, we're just going off of what FOS giving us at this point.
00:19
Okay, I'm not real sure anyone knows where they're going, because I just had, they caught cars when I passed me going north.
00:25
Rescue 76, uh, careful I might at 46 just did advise it's going to be a 109A.
00:30
Gracie, we'll be turning around head that way.
00:32
Received, they got an older male that's having chest pain and a younger male with laceration on his back.
00:37
Rescue 76 can dispatch?
00:39
Go ahead. 46 just launched a helicopter.
00:41
It's crazy.
00:44
We're pulling up on scene.
00:45
We're gonna be well north of near TX-174.
00:47
Stand by, I'll give you a size-up.
00:49
Okay. Presby 76 test match.
00:51
I have two vehicle head-on collision, major damage.
00:53
Receive two vehicle head on major.
00:54
Receive two vehicle head on major.
00:55
Just by 276, I want to have command.
00:57
Receive 276, you're in command.
00:59
Engine 76, when you pull it up, I'm going to try to hold this traffic short and block them right there and we'll set the helicopter down behind the top car.
01:06
Engine 76, did you copy?
01:12
Say the answer, I switch channels.
01:13
So we pull up here, pull up wall short and block the road so we can set up LZ.
01:17
Care flights will watch the bird.
01:18
Preceteen, 80-706 all scene, blocking traffic.
01:21
Engine 76 on, blocking traffic, brake.
01:23
Commander, are you going to need any assistance on the other way to block?
01:26
Negative. Care flights got that sign plus vehicles and got it all over the roadway.
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Location mentioned:
Near TX-174, Rio Vista, TX 76093
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