Semi truck hits train causing derailment on Husker Highway, Hall County NE


A semi-truck collided with a train near Husker Highway and South 60th Road. The train derailed and blocked the highway. Emergency services responded, assisting the truck driver who has minor injuries. Traffic is being diverted due to road closure.
Audio|Source: Grand Island Police, Fire and EMS
07:37
Transcript:
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JIC rural carpore.
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Go ahead.
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Just for your information, it's to the west a little bit on the tracks there where it crosses on Husker.
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Is it on Husker and 30 there?
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Negative. It's like Husker in 60th just to the west.
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It's on Huster.
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I understand.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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So, two nine, three, three, three,
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seven. Go ahead.
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Stand by.
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Amy on for the route switch again car.
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To an engineer, I gotta go up another mile.
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Ten force, make sure you're aware of that.
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Go ahead.
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It is on Huster,
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west to 60.
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Also.
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Good, it's awesome.
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Male Snake, and he's a little blood on this arm.
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Is pulling a tanker as well, but doesn't see.
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I understood.
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JEC, human is responding to the vehicle versus train.
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RP is in a, the patient's in a semi,
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and he was driving eastbound,
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and the train is knocked over, it's derailed.
02:30
So I believe he's on the west side of those tracks.
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We got a trail to the train around.
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532.
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Going into the railcar place to get fixed, right?
02:56
We're working on that we did not out yet.
03:04
2.9, 104, 30 and Huster.
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370 see i'm 1012 with the driver the simi he advises him he's going to be fine can you advise 1055 to come down west or head east on hudson highway from all the road
03:31
Deputy on team advice, you're going to have to go past 30 onto Alda Road to go east on Husker.
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And we all four is understood.
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Carport GIC.
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Carport.
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There's one of our engines left yet.
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Two zero three GIC, two zero three is in route.
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Three force.
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Car 4, 203. Go ahead.
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Did you hear that one traffic, you gotta go to Alder Road on Highway 30 back east and on Huskard?
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Go ahead, 8.
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4.
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Go ahead, 8.
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473 J.2, traffic stop.
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Locus and Lake with Nebraska 15483A.
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No, excuse me,
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45, 483A, 45,
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483A, white, four to pick up, locus and lake.
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Thank you.
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9-837. Do you make sure that UP is advised that they're trained and derailed? They don't try to move it. It's going to be on the tracks ahead, north and south.
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Tempor.
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I was just on the phone with them. Maybe it's not their railroad. We're trying to get hold of their correct.
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Company.
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10-4[1]. I was central with the drivers so far. He has a small last racer on his left elbow, but other than that,
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it doesn't seem like he has any other injuries.
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536.
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Roll car one, G-I-E-C.
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Rural car one.
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You go ahead and dispatch all different man, Mallor, please.
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536.
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6.
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637.
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Go ahead.
06:47
Hey, are we going to want somebody down here blocking deep-bound traffic?
06:53
Yeah, the train's completely blocking Huster Highway. If you want to go set up on Alder Road and Huster intovert traffic.
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Okay, and for all turn around.
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Ten,
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four, thank you.
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Call update, Alder Fire, Grand Island Rural, and Ambulance One assist with motor vehicle crash, Delta response.
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At west of, Husker Highway and 60th Road South and Husker Highway.
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Location mentioned:
S 60th Rd & W Husker Hwy, Center Township, NE 68810
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