Tour bus disabled by blown tire on I-40 eastbound, Burke County NC


A large tour bus had a tire blowout on I-40 eastbound near Exit 119 in North Carolina. The bus became disabled and debris was present on the road. State Highway Patrol and fire department units responded to assist and locate the driver.
Audio|Source: Burke County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Newburgh car eastbound 119 debris half 140 is going to be tired of brie a half 40 eastbound of the 119
00:18
153 units that's 153 units that's 104 155 155 you have still 104 yeah 155
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Northern.
00:33
New 1025, the area of Exit 119, I-40 Eastbound, reference stranded motorist, caller-advisor, tire exploded on I-40, vehicles out of the roadway. It would be a big tour bus.
00:46
We do have SHP en route as well.
00:53
It's super.
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There's a constructor trailer. There's no driver in it currently.
01:00
The fire department is kind of located a driver for the company.
01:04
I guess it should be 1080s on that. I've been around for the one-night thing. I'm right here at it.
01:23
I'm going to check this up in the field back here, 1040.
01:29
There's a place here in the drovel in front of his house where he's recently going to fire morning yesterday.
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It's 2Burt 23 of the area, attempt to locate the bus.
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3854 on the route to you.
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I'm not sitting in nowhere near the 119 exit.
01:59
I'm going to get on 40 and go a little further east if it made in the Catawah.
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I-40, North Carolina
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