Vehicle accident with injury on Interstate 78


Emergency services responded to a vehicle accident on Interstate 78 with one person injured and a smoking vehicle. The incident took place westbound near mile marker 50, close to the Main Street Bridge in Springfield.
Audio|Source: Union County Municipal EMS Agencies
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Transcript:
00:00Springfield AMS, 78 westbound landmark for 50.0, our vehicle accident with injury.00:07Springfield, first eight squad, 78 westbound mile mark 50.0.00:11MVA,00:13vehicle smoking, one injury.00:16Can I, 5A, we'll handle it.00:19All right.00:25Five, eight is five, nine, on video with you today?00:29Hey, Far.00:31All right.00:33I don't know if you want them to move up towards the ramp.00:35This lady's saying, this lady's exact words were, she got into a pilot.00:40We're not sure how many vehicles are involved.00:43Okay, well, I'll both go up there.00:45The 78 West and where exactly?00:5250.0.00:53It's right by the Main Street Bridge.00:57So, uh...00:58If you go up to the Home Depot and flip around and get on the local side, you should run right into it.01:05And the call, I believe, it is local Magsress.01:12It's westbound.01:15The tag is showing it on the local side, but she couldn't tell us much more.01:25All right, we'll take it in West.01:27Local, thank you.01:34Five, nine from the county.01:38Stay available for now.01:44State police is advising us.01:45There's only one person to be checked.01:56We're on Spirginel.
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Springfield AMS, 78 westbound landmark for 50.0, our vehicle accident with injury.
00:07
Springfield, first eight squad, 78 westbound mile mark 50.0.
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MVA,
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vehicle smoking, one injury.
00:16
Can I, 5A, we'll handle it.
00:19
All right.
00:25
Five, eight is five, nine, on video with you today?
00:29
Hey, Far.
00:31
All right.
00:33
I don't know if you want them to move up towards the ramp.
00:35
This lady's saying, this lady's exact words were, she got into a pilot.
00:40
We're not sure how many vehicles are involved.
00:43
Okay, well, I'll both go up there.
00:45
The 78 West and where exactly?
00:52
50.0.
00:53
It's right by the Main Street Bridge.
00:57
So, uh...
00:58
If you go up to the Home Depot and flip around and get on the local side, you should run right into it.
01:05
And the call, I believe, it is local Magsress.
01:12
It's westbound.
01:15
The tag is showing it on the local side, but she couldn't tell us much more.
01:25
All right, we'll take it in West.
01:27
Local, thank you.
01:34
Five, nine from the county.
01:38
Stay available for now.
01:44
State police is advising us.
01:45
There's only one person to be checked.
01:56
We're on Spirginel.
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