Wrong-way crash on Route 5 with injuries and arrests, Westfield MA
TrafficA wrong-way car crash happened on Route 5 near Bertara in Westfield. Multiple vehicles were involved with several injuries. Emergency responders found one person trapped and two people were taken into custody. An officer was hit by a vehicle during the incident. Police, fire, and EMS are on scene handling the situation.
Audio|Source: Hamdem County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Route 5 near Bertara for a car accident.
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Unknown,
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a number of injuries or how many vehicles involved came in from PD. They requested an engine and multiple ambulances.
00:11
We have Engine 3 and Med1 rolling as well.
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Engine 3.
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Can I get a better location other than Bertara? A hundred block or anything.
00:26
And what we have is a southbound in front of Bertara. I believe it's going to be the block across from red carpet in that area.
00:39
Copy that one route from rush hill area.
00:46
You can put me on that assignment. I'll try to get a size up for these guys.
00:52
Copy. It was a wrong way crash running from the police.
00:56
Alright,
00:59
Roger that.
01:00
So,
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should I take cellbound from the rotary?
01:05
Yes, that's affirmative. Please go...
01:08
Alright, copy.
01:12
You copy that, I've had one?
01:16
Is Stephen Roof?
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I'm Street Butcher, I'll take a swing up there.
01:32
Grab your ad, thank you.
01:40
Engine 2 and we need everybody here.
01:46
Alright, copy.
01:47
Fire alarm, you copy that?
01:49
Yeah,
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it's a permanent. Latter will be en route. Injured 2 is already in root. I'm at 3's responding as well.
02:08
We have two parties in custody right now.
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For the law, we did have a whole list officer that was struck by a motor vehicle.
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We're addressing that now.
02:20
Meg to have you out.
02:25
Okay, we have two that are going to need evaluation.
02:28
Okay,
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we have two that are going to need evaluation.
02:32
There. We have agnors.
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One's on scene.
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Chief 2 is on C and Chief 2 is to make.
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Fire, engine 3.
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I understand about Fension 3.
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Engine 3, truck through that cord is this.
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Rishi.
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Fire engine 6 also.
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Rishi.
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I'm going to get out in the wallet. I'm going to get a phone number here. I don't know if we're supposed to call or not, so if you're going to give them the call and know we're on their way.
03:26
School (number withheld).
03:35
I'm going to get some of calls right now.
03:43
Yeah, it's chief one. Just make sure that Aguam knows their primary on that is worthy or worth an job they're going to.
03:52
Copy. Do I have everybody out on Riverdale?
03:58
Not everyone yet.
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Just be advice.
04:01
We got two ambulance here. We'll probably have two patients.
04:04
Still got one in trap.
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We're working on it.
04:07
It should be a few more minutes.
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Copy, Chief Two.
04:15
The rescue one can repeat that address?
04:25
Waiting to the firm from my side side, but it's either (number withheld) worthy street or a worthy ab.
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Westfield, MA 01085
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