Two-vehicle crash with airbag smoke on Fordham Boulevard, Chapel Hill NC

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Reported: 9/27/2025 05:22 PM

Ephesus Church Rd & Fordham Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

A two-vehicle crash occurred on Fordham Boulevard near Ephesus Church Road. Initial reports mentioned possible fire, but it was only airbag smoke. There were no confirmed injuries. Moderate damage was reported to the vehicles involved.

Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Medic 2, Engine 33, Fordham Boulevard and Ephesus Church Road.

00:05

Rotor vehicle crash with injury.

00:08

Medic 2, Engine 33, Fordham Boulevard and Ephesus Church Road.

00:13

Motor vehicle crash with injury.

00:15

UPS 1. Time on 2022.

00:22

All right, command communication.

00:25

Command.

00:28

Command is terminated. The battalion is available. And you want to be remaining on the same for a few more minutes. Copy. Command terminated. Carver, Battalion, Clear at 20, 23.

00:43

Agent 33 is responding.

00:47

Engine 33 in Route 2023.

00:54

Communication, Copper Arrow, Engine 1, Office 3.

00:58

Over engine 1.

01:01

All Carverro units are available from Starlight Drive.

01:05

Have we covered units clearing available, Starlight Drive, 2024.

01:14

2ndes 633 are not off.

01:18

Engine 33.

01:22

They were in the intersection for the location.

01:31

Engine 33, we had two callers giving us conflicting information. They were plotting on Fordham Boulevard just south of Estes Church Road.

01:42

They said that a vehicle is on fire. Another person who said the vehicle is not on fire, just the airbags are smoking, and they said there are no injuries.

01:50

I cannot confirm.

01:54

We located it. We're on scene.

01:57

We got a two more accident that moderate damage.

02:01

We'll abide for us.

02:04

Inger 33, copy. On scene, two vehicles, moderate damage, 2026.

02:12

K. 333, if you advise,

02:15

accident is going to be in the northbound lane of Fordham right before S's Church Road.

02:23

Indian 33 copy.

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Ephesus Church Rd & Fordham Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

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Two-vehicle crash with airbag smoke on Fordham Boulevard, Chapel Hill NC

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