Traffic accident on southbound Delaware Expressway near bridge, Philadelphia PA


A traffic accident occurred on the southbound Delaware Expressway near the Front Street entrance and close to a bridge believed to be the Walt Whitman Bridge. Multiple emergency units were dispatched to respond, including fire and medic teams. Police reported an unresponsive male inside a nearby staircase at the scene.
Audio|Source: Philadelphia Fire - South Fire/South Medics
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Transcript:
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Attention,
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engine 53, Ladder 27, Battalion 1, Medic 43, ES8 and Squad 47,
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South Downs.
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Delaware Expressway, Front Street entrance for an accident.
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Repeating engine 53, Ladder 27, Battalion 1, Medic 43,
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ES8 and Squad 47.
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Southbound Delaware Expressway, Front Street entrance for an accident
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just before the bridge operate on the South River.
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Medic 58.
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Medics 58 proceeding.
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Responding 2300 north front.
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Affirmative, police are on scene with an unresponsive male inside the staircase.
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Agent 2.
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Proceed engine 2.21. 2,300 North Park.
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With Iowa. Affirmative, with 8, Police are on scene inside the staircase for an unresponsive male.
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Expressway, Front Street, Free Accident.
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Night 26.
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AJ 53.
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Chris Pied, 926.
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Inter 53.
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Number still with early reading on a bed.
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Affirmative.
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Southbound Delaware's rest for the front street entrance with 127.
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Affirmative.
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That's 43.
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9443.
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Southbound, Delaware, rest up.
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Affirmative.
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47
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547 547 Okay,
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we're supposed to the cross region to reactant
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Affirmative
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EF8 ES8 TAS8
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CIMA
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Affirmative
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Agent 53, Percy.
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Yes,
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ma'am, and the notice of the dispatch, it says Walt Whitman Bridge. Can you confirm that this is the Walt Whitman Bridge?
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Agent 53, we are pretty sure it's the Walt Whitman. We are trying to get confirmation from police just to be sure, but I believe this is they meant the Walt Whitman.
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