Five-car crash on southbound local lanes near Broad Ave, Bogota NJ

Traffic

Reported: 9/28/2025 06:31 PM

W Broad St, Bogota, NJ 07603

A traffic accident involving five vehicles occurred on the southbound local lanes near Broad Avenue. A 15-month-old baby was present and responsive. Emergency responders reported an odor of smoke and lanes were backed up. State police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene.

Audio|Source: Bogota Public Safety

02:15

Transcript:

00:00

Good. We're where we have two parties in traft. We have the mother on the line. There's a 15-month-old baby in the back as well.

00:06

Racing.

00:10

Baby is responsive at this time.

00:14

Receive, L7, the fire headquarters.

00:18

Go ahead.

00:19

Rescue TNX engines are going out to the Turnpike.

00:21

Rescue first, you receive.

00:29

Alley 7, best approach,

00:31

Broad Avenue Southend, correct?

00:34

Hey, firm, go that way.

00:36

I'm getting on, uh,

00:38

by DeBraw,

00:40

take a loop around.

00:46

ELEA firecom going.

00:53

The unit's responding,

00:56

one party now on the line telling one of our call takers is potentially to be the northbound lane and there is an odor of smoke.

01:03

Very easy. It looks like northbound's backed up.

01:06

I'll have it up in a minute.

01:09

Rescue, standby.

01:11

We'll give you an update in a second.

01:20

Seven to rescue.

01:22

Start making away to the antenna road.

01:24

Firecom responding with four.

01:27

Reese's 2135.

01:32

Rescue,

01:33

District Guard, go to Broad Avenue.

01:36

Rescue, District Guard, go to Broad Avenue.

01:38

Seven to Firecrum. Cool.

01:41

It's going to be a five-car accident.

01:46

It's going to be southbound,

01:48

local,

01:50

spread out over a large area.

01:53

We're going to be making a turnaround. I'm not on a seat yet.

01:55

Local lanes, southbound, five cars involved.

01:59

We have the state police rolling. We have, Mike, I'm advised of the one-parties in the vehicles. I mean, if you need further ambulances and medics there.

02:08

All right, I see.

02:11

LER received,

02:13

local south from Broad Avenue.

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Five-car crash on southbound local lanes near Broad Ave, Bogota NJ

A traffic accident involving five vehicles occurred on the southbound local lanes near Broad Avenue. A 15-month-old baby was present and responsive. Emergency responders reported an odor of smoke and lanes were backed up. State police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene.

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