Truck with over-height load hits overpass on I-26, Charleston County SC
TrafficA semi-truck carrying a load that was too high struck an overpass on I-26 westbound near the 210-mile marker in South Carolina. The impact caused structural damage to the bridge and dropped concrete debris onto the roadway. Several vehicles were damaged, some lanes are blocked, and at least one vehicle is trapped. Emergency responders are checking for injuries and assisting those affected on the scene.
Audio|Source: Charleston County Police, Fire, EMS/Rescue, Marine SAR
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Transcript:
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Indian and available for a T.50, I-26, westbound.
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Westbound at the 210-mile marker, is a semi-truck versus overpass,
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concrete from the overpass of the lane of travel, several vehicles damaged, and 1012 on the short of the roadway.
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F-A-9 copies. How is 10-17[2]? 10-4[1].
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Charles NEPA.
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Go ahead.
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Can we see if Halston will handle the 52 connector so that item health 89 will that match?
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Patsy-9, the phone.
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Is that rescue 201?
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Rescue 201? Rescue 201.
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We do have structural damage to the bridge itself. It appears that a tractor trailer was carrying a load that's too high and hit bridge.
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We'll be out checking for injuries. We'd see in four vehicles.
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We do have lanes, three and four blocks, two feet and three in the roadway.
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I got you.
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Okay. Okay.
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So I trust for 201.
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Miss doing.
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Can you go ahead and notify EOC and try to get a representative about here and come to look at this bridge?
01:32
Okay.
01:50
We had 26 left down between Demount and as we thought of Harvey recently.
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Delta 2, Regist 201, coming up is our unit.
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Okay.
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107, the medic 2.
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50.
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It's one pull up. There's fire.
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Just slash don't be doing any of the signs of the channel for now.
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It's going to be a pretty split out scene.
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Just that helps you on seven.
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What else do?
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If you can get with a highway tool, there's a shell vehicle literally just sitting on the rated aviation, which is really used some help down there.
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All lanes of H. C6 West,
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currently trapped is wind up in lanes one spot.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmation that a message has been received and understood.
[2]
10-17: En route
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I-26, South Carolina
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