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Fatal collision between vehicle and gasoline tanker on highwayGaston County NC

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US-27, United States

A fatal traffic accident occurred on Highway 27 between Stanley and Mount Holly. A vehicle crashed head-on into a fully loaded gasoline tanker. At least one death was confirmed. The highway is closed at the scene while police, fire, and rescue units respond.

Audio|Source: W4CQ 444.450 Mhz Repeater Channel 41
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Transcript:
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KW4RD with an emergency traffic alert.
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AW4RD with CERC Club.
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Anyone traveling Highway 27 out of Stanley into Maui.
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That would be Highway 27 out of Stanley into Maui.
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Highway 27 is closed.
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Closed due to a potentially...
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Fatality Accident on Highway 27. It is closed at this time Highway 27, coming out of Maui and the Stanley.
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KW.4.E. Senatorby.
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The driver is confirmed 10-7[1].
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Driver of one of the vehicles is confirmed 10-7[1], so it's a fidelity accident. It's going to be closed for a long time today.
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So... Just won't make you one aware.
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It's Highway 27.
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Coming out of Stanley and the Manhattan is closed due to a fatality accident that has been confirmed by PD on the scene.
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KQ4HVC. Appreciate that, Ronnie.
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Good morning.
01:33
Yeah, good morning to you, young. We've been looking for you for about a week or so. I said, well,
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maybe you won the lottery.
01:39
Maybe you went on a cruise.
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Maybe this, maybe that. You know how all of them, maybe's gold? It's good to hear you, young man.
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Brad was he been asking about you. I said, I just hadn't heard a young man.
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So good morning until you. Hope you're doing okay.
01:57
Oh yeah, I'm doing all right. Just riding and listening, you know.
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It'll be a rider, Roger.
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Man, they got,
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wait just a second.
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Good, gracious alive, son.
02:24
Huh?
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It's a, uh,
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the vehicle is a loaded down gasoline tanker on Highway 27.
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Yeah, you know they 107. Good gracious alive, son.
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Oh, it just makes my skin wrong.
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Well,
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that's bad news, man.
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There's a couple guys at work here live up that way.
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Hopefully,
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they'll get around it.
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Yes, sir, yes for Brian, I'll tell you what,
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we never know that we know.
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That's for sure.
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But yeah, I wanted to make sure anybody out there.
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I'll put it out there again in the kids that just turn their reeks on.
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Highway 27, coming from Stanley to Mount Holly, is closed.
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Think they closed it down near Westleaphorn Road.
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George Rayford-Jolars Highway and Westleaphorn Road in that area.
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Due to a motorville accident, a subject had run.
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Head on into a loaded down gasoline.
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18, Willow Tanker,
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and the driver is 10-7[1], and the passenger seems to be alive at this time.
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Gil Branch's life.
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Who would ever thought of Monday would have started that way, Brian?
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Well, like I said, you never know.
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Well, I'm here at work. Let me go ahead and get clocked in before I'm late.
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We'll, uh, we'll talk to you here a little bit.
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KQ4 HVZ, 73 for now.
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Alright, I see you big buddy. You have a good day, KW4 Hardy.
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It's all kind of police zone, see them, please fire rescue,
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county, city,
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and state highway patrols on their way.
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[1]
10-7: Out of service

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