Disabled Semi-Truck Blocks Eastbound Highway 16, Le Flore County OK
TrafficA semi-truck is disabled and blocking the eastbound lanes of Highway 16 in Le Flore County. Traffic is backed up as far as Alma. Cones have been placed around the truck, and a wrecker is on the way. Authorities are diverting traffic around the blockage, but no action can be taken until the wrecker arrives.
Audio|Source: Sebastian County Public Safety, Van Buren, Poteau and Sallisaw Police
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Transcript:
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That semi-truck is about the 6th, I don't know which said, but it's about the 16 eastbound.
00:05
It's got cones out and everything.
00:08
Traffic's already backed up, and it's right now until the wreckers in route.
00:16
Yes, they're in-a-a-auto, so they're a large 10-11 in-round.
00:20
Okay, that's about the 16-East.
00:22
Traffic's backed up all the way to Alma right now.
00:27
Ten point.
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1341. I'm coming, but I'm coming from Hersey, Fort Smith.
00:34
If you want to wait there for a minute until I get there.
00:39
I'll pass down my right now. I can. There's nothing I can do right now until the record gets here.
00:45
Traffic's...
00:49
But it's 1050 right where he's at, though, its traffic's already diverting over the phone.
00:56
T and four so they don't get us out there then?
01:04
Not really nothing we can do, I'll go ahead and hang around, but nothing we can do until the record gets here. The traffic's already getting back up to getting close to 49 now.
01:16
P and four.
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Issues for fuel.
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Le Flore County, OK
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