White box truck crashes under Old Ivy Road bridge, Charlottesville VA


Emergency units are responding to a crash involving a white box truck under the Old Ivy Road bridge near Old Ivy Road in Charlottesville. The crash caused damage and forced closure of both northbound and southbound lanes of Route 29 for evaluation. It is uncertain how long the closure will last.
Audio|Source: Charlottesville, Albemarle, and UVA Police
02:58
Transcript:
00:00
Angel 151 has just advised that they are on scene and are requesting PD to shut down Old Ivy Road at this time.
00:06
Yeah, or see if UPD can help with that.
00:10
Understood.
00:15
CP 89. 89. 89.
00:24
Please show me a follow-up. We're in a CPD lobby. Sound assaulting.
00:39
I don't know if you have available on the north side, but you just get the north side officers to check the Seminole Trail Corridor, maybe let's say, you know, also on the bypass, just check around make sure there's not a truck sitting somewhere that we need to locate that maybe has damage related to that bridge.
00:55
B-6.
01:04
NIC-36-2 on this one and put me on the Sector H.
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ECO. Has anybody picked up the paperwork yet?
01:14
I'm sure. Stand by. I will find out.
01:19
ACPDB 3-8 found property.
01:24
3-8.
01:26
48. 44. I don't believe so. I believe it's still in my district.
01:30
E.S.C.C. v.
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28.
01:33
All right, 10-4. So I mind off that first one, we will figure out there, isn't it?
01:37
Speedy found property at Newcomb Hall, 180 McCormick Road. Christina at the front desk has a wallet that somebody turned in.
01:46
28.
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104, in route.
01:52
207.8.6.
01:55
Okay.
01:58
Have you already made the notification of the PIO road closure?
02:03
Those who are getting ready to call.
02:06
Now you hang out, they don't take care.
02:10
No more than, sir. Thank you, sir.
02:16
You see, anything, sir?
02:24
Five, two, stand by one.
02:25
Six, fire on scene advising that it was a white box truck, unknown if it had any content, and they are going to be shutting down 29,
02:36
both northbound and southbound, under the old IV road bridge.
02:42
Do you know if it's a permanent situation or is it just something temporary while they evaluate?
02:49
For now it's evaluation,
02:51
but it's probably going to be extended.
02:53
We don't have a timeline yet.
02:55
I'm direct, thank you.
02:58
All right, thank you.
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Old Ivy Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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