Multi-vehicle accident with injuries shuts highway in Accomac, Cape Charles VA
TrafficA multi-vehicle accident occurred near Lankford Highway and Wharf Road in Accomac. Four to five people were injured. EMS and rescue teams responded, and the highway was shut down with traffic diverted.
Audio|Source: Accomack County Public Safety
07:16
Transcript:
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Copy, two patients on the ground, possibly three or four patients in total, 803.
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Now add one additional unit,
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please.
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10-4[1].
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700's on scene. The advice at this time, we're going to have Lane for highway shutdown.
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500 on C, like the highway shutdown, 804.
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7.01, 804.
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9-0 dispatch.
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Got five total patients, I think 4 EMS unit at this time would be sufficient.
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Copy, 804.
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Station 7 and DPS3.
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Station 10, 6, 12, EMS response for accident undone injury, Courthouse Avenue, Accomac.
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Station's 10, 612,
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TAMS response, acts at end on injury in the area of 230-79, Courthouse Avenue, ACHMAC,
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ACHMAC Optometric,
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Operation Fund 5-805.
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8.05.
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36, patient-1-7-0-2-0-2. 7-0-2-0-2-0-0-8-5.
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5-1 we got respond to 806 area courthouse Avenue Acomac Maintfront Highway, Acomaccombeck, two vehicles, multiple injuries.
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36, 3-244.
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21 ACMAX with 36 location.
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He's located at the intersection of Wharf Road and Lankford Highway.
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Yeah.
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Rescue and I.
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Which way are you approaching?
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We are north on 13th.
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Okay, all southbound traffic stop.
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So if you want to cut over there at Ticktown and come up north in the southbound lanes, do that.
03:09
Copy.
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Of the vehicles,
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and you do know there's four confirmed injuries.
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Press good eye, copy.
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5 to dispatch if you notified VD about this
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85 that's native we'll notify now
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Yeah everything southbound shut down traffic backed up for a ways
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You see
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7.O.G. Command.
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Also, 859 will have command.
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859, established command of 0808. We're online with you dot now.
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Affirmative.
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It's becoming a situation out here, as you could imagine.
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7-4. We'll try to get you in UTA.
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I can see them in the parking lot over there. Receive.
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And I do have two V-Di people who just pulled up.
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We'll go ahead and show them on scene. We're notified their command.
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I'm going to do you to command.
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Two,
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go ahead.
04:52
Try reaching command on Channel 5 and Channel 6, we can't get no answer.
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Can you let them know we're passing to do, see what they want from us.
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Copy 7-O-2, stand by.
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DPS3 dispatch.
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DPS3, go ahead.
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Okay, I'll be assuming command from 859.
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DPS3 to 702.
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Go ahead, DPS3.
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Okay,
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um,
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can you, are you, you're still in the South Valley, is correct?
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That's correct, but I'm hearing the cut through where I can swing to the opposite side if you need me to.
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If you can get them to shut the northbound side down for a second, we can come up that side.
05:49
Yep, that's in work now.
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Stand by once we get it completely shut down, we'll have you come up here.
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Okay.
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12.1 is you, yes, sir.
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121. Yeah,
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do you want us to come up a courthouse or do you want us to continue out for highway, whatever's easier?
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Okay, standby.
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7.2, hold your position.
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We got traffic that's got around is coming your way. Stand by.
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121, go into Acomac, come out courthouse Avenue and Paul, you're in the parking lot at shorestop.
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Okay, received and then also DPSBerry, do you want to stop on the station?
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7.02, go ahead and proceed, south and the North Maline.
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Copy just back to you can shut on me.
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700 Transport and Riverside. 700 Transport and Riverside are 813.
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7.02 come up here to the right and pull in right and the cross over here behind 9-0.
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Near Lankford Hwy, Cape Charles, VA 23310
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