Vehicle strikes cars and gets stuck on railroad tracks, Washington County PA
A vehicle left the road near Main Street, struck several cars in a car lot, and became stuck on railroad tracks. The driver may be experiencing a medical issue. Train traffic has been stopped.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire - Zone 3
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Transcript:
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Lawston Control Station 61.
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61 with BMS and police, near Main Street.
00:07
Near Main Street.
00:11
There's trucks stuck on the railroad tracks.
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Driver may be having a heart attack or other medical problem near the train station.
00:31
24 acknowledged.
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24 acknowledged. 14.5.
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All right to call.
01:06
All 601 is the ones in.
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Washington Control, quad 24 knowledge is here.
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Squad 24, are you in Mount?
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Met to call the crowd is order.
01:33
You're in route, 14-10.
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This is G-61.
01:51
Coming on, we got one vehicle on the railroad tracks.
01:55
Go ahead and stop Norfolk Southern.
02:01
(number withheld) on scene, car stuck on the tracks.
02:04
Norfolk Southern is already notified.
02:06
1404.4.
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If we're dispatch, they have a very extended EPA, they said they may not be responding if they're not needed.
02:27
So they're going to be needed, this vehicle is not just towed off of here in the station.
02:36
Copy that, sir.
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Control T61.
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Control T61.
02:50
Sir,
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is this just a regular truck or we're talking tractor-trailer truck or tanker?
03:05
Okay.
03:06
Was this a medical problem or an accident involving something else? State Police, I told them it was just probably a medical problem and then he ended up on the tracks and they are going to send a tow.
03:18
No, I don't know what it is at this point.
03:20
Amble is still working on.
03:22
He drove off the road to come through a car lot and struck cars and then went up over the track on the tracks.
03:32
All right, thanks for the update.
03:34
I'll let them know that.
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Location mentioned:
Main St, West Pike Run Township, PA 15427
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