Icy highways cause multiple crashes near Zilwaukee Bridge, Saginaw County MI
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to multiple vehicle crashes along icy highways near the Zilwaukee Bridge in Michigan. Conditions caused vehicles to slide into ditches and guardrails. Police, fire, and transportation units coordinated salting and wrecker assistance to clear the roadway and prevent further collisions. No personal details were provided, and it is unclear if there were injuries.
Audio|Heard on: Saginaw EMS, Fire, Police
Listen to dispatch call
03:20
Transcript:
00:00
If these soft trucks are out here rolling, once they get this salted we can clear up here.
00:04
But we've got no other option but to refer to the 150 by here unless somebody wants to shut them down at Del Boise.
00:20
There's really no other option here.
00:23
I copy, thank you.
00:28
Just had a PD unit pull on the northbound incident.
00:36
We're just advising that the patient went up by Fish.
00:42
Okay.
00:47
Checked with all vehicles and checked for injuries, and we've talked to almost all the drivers.
00:59
We did make contact with Little Caesars Drive.
01:07
Others.
01:08
Break.
01:12
Happy, go ahead.
01:14
So we're working on salt, but these vehicles probably aren't going to—some of them aren't going to be able to actually go off the Zilwaukee Bridge until we get salt.
01:22
I copy.
01:33
Nine two.
01:36
PD is asking if you can.
01:39
Two.
01:40
PD's asking if you can activate any additional blockers for helping with shutting down 675.
01:52
Once we confirm that MDOT's going to be up here to assist with barricades or something, I can't have any more fire trucks get smashed today.
02:01
Copy.
02:06
Three six have a red Chevy Silverado hit the guardrail.
02:12
They do have a wrecker out of a white car that's also stalled on the shoulder.
02:17
On the air, Engine 652.
02:24
Two for PDA at Rust Ave in Fortney.
02:27
PDA at Rust Avenue in Fortney, a red Equinox versus gray Nissan.
02:32
Go to Park Hall.
02:36
Good.
02:39
It's going to be on 47 and Midland Road, southbound lanes for a vehicle stern that went into the ditch.
02:48
2502.
02:49
Okay.
02:53
636.
02:59
Nine two.
03:04
Okay, I think I'm gonna need two mics heavy wreckers.
03:08
They're gonna have to come up the northbound three exit ramp and they'll have to come up their own way to get to the scene.
03:16
But also need at least two mics flatbed wreckers to haul vehicles.
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Zilwaukee Bridge, Michigan
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