Motorcycle accident blocks lanes on highway 53, Virginia MN
A motorcycle accident with debris caused lane blockages on Highway 53 near Virginia, Minnesota. Multiple emergency units responded, ambulances staged on scene, and patients were transported to medical facilities. Traffic was rerouted and lanes were blocked during the response.
Audio|Source: North St. Louis County Sheriff, Fire and Roads
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Transcript:
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53 accident site IC.
00:03
The bike and debris.
00:04
Engine 3 is on scene.
00:10
6.3 admin.
00:12
Admin.
00:17
I have a lot of ambulance from Highway 53 staging.
00:24
Take edgewood.
00:31
I'm going to take 9th Street.
00:34
Copy, 1045.
00:41
Just coming up to the interchange heading south, do you know whereabouts?
00:48
You've got to be close to it.
00:49
I'm sure you'll see things soon.
00:51
Make sure you get any care of that area, please.
00:55
Copy that.
01:02
Thank you. The 31-1.
01:07
Go ahead.
01:10
Go ahead.
01:13
Do you want to keep the North Lane blocked?
01:17
We're going to send cell phone traffic over to 9th to go across to ease some of this because we're already backed up past the bridge.
01:27
Yeah, that's fine.
01:28
They can take 9th and go into town and come back out.
01:32
10 4th.
01:41
Aval of ambulance from Harry 53 staging.
01:49
Go for Avolte Ambulance.
01:51
Do you push the common one.
02:04
Go ahead.
02:08
73 North, was it the whole thing or just certain areas?
02:13
A little ambulance, go ahead.
02:21
When you come, when you get to the interchange by P&H, you're at the crossover and travel north in the southbound lane.
02:30
Understand?
02:34
Yeah, I copy that.
02:39
And then I'll stage you right behind our current, Medics 6.
02:46
Left lane is completely clear for you.
02:50
All right, I copy that behind the Medic 6.
02:55
Cook Ambulance from staging.
03:02
June 13 to hitting 17.
03:06
Yeah, go ahead.
03:08
I just got a top off on liquid and then I can run all the way to the roundabout or if you guys need more help over there I can help hold more too.
03:19
Copy, I'm just starting out right now, so I'm going to do the Mitchell on the way to Chisholm, I'll go hit that one in Chisholm somewhere, wherever that's that, and then I'll kind of run from there, and I guess we can either talk or meet up somewhere.
03:37
Okay, yeah, I just want to inform you, too.
03:40
We did have freezing rain come through, just so you're aware of what's happening.
03:46
Yep, Christy gave me the heads up, so that's why I'm in right now.
03:52
Virginia 21 to range, too?
03:57
Go ahead.
03:59
They're backed up in the right lane, and the sheriffs are in the left lane.
04:04
I'm not sure where you'd like me to go.
04:10
Rock, do you want to get here?
04:13
Copy that. Is this been in the north or Southall Lane?
04:16
South Online.
04:22
Copy that.
04:26
And for... Samoam.
04:34
Samo is from Highway 53 Command.
04:38
Go ahead.
04:41
We do have all patients and ambulances we can cancel inbound mutually.
04:50
One is leaving scene en route to a central Virginia, two patients on board.
04:59
1050 and 104 to Highway 53 command.
05:05
CELOS from Eval's Ambulance 2, we acknowledge that cancellation.
05:09
We're turning in around back to service.
05:12
1040 and St.
05:13
Louis to quick ambulance.
05:17
Go ahead.
05:20
You can cancel for the Highway 53 Inland Steel Bridge, 1052.
05:26
10.4. Cancelation.
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US-53, Virginia, MN
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