Multi-vehicle crash blocks left lane on I-690 eastbound, Syracuse NY


A multi-vehicle accident occurred on I-690 eastbound near the Bear Street off ramp in Syracuse, involving four to five cars that rear-ended each other. The vehicles are blocking the left lane and shoulder, causing a traffic blockage. Emergency services have been notified and lanes are partially closed.
Audio|Source: Syracuse Police, Fire and EMS
05:24
Transcript:
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492-445, it's on motor vehicle accident.
00:02
Eastbound at 690 near the Geddes Street on ramp.
00:07
I have a passerby stating four to five cars on the shoulder with their hazards on. Looks like they rear-ended each other. Then got a call from a party involved, said that they were going to change information.
00:16
Now they're calling and stating the vehicles are not able to be moved.
00:20
At 736.
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492, I got it.
00:25
Forty-five, we have it.
00:32
Unit 9817, your status?
00:35
Unit 433.
00:37
435.
00:39
Yeah, this would be a six, I'll take that, and that's eastbound before Geddes Street.
00:45
One person said after Gettis off-ramp, which doesn't exist, and the other car is plodding just like at the top of the on-ramp for Gettis to eastbound 690.
00:57
Copy, everybody.
00:59
Receive. 445, you can disregard.
01:04
45 will copy, thank you.
01:10
Do Company 5. State unit passing by said it's going to be at mile marker 14.1, which has just passed the Bear Street off ramp.
01:18
They believe it was a 79 only, but they weren't able to stop.
01:23
Five for Steve. We're at 14.1 on the mile marker now. Driving. It's the traffic.
01:28
Boulevardage.
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Preceded.
01:31
492435.
01:32
The state police drove by, said it was mile marker 14.1, which is showing closer to Bear Street.
01:39
Carpsey engine went off the air.
01:42
Copy.
01:44
92, I got it.
01:48
Winnie one off the year.
01:53
You're at 9817 your status.
02:00
917-0. 917-0.
02:02
739.
02:07
A 452, your status?
02:13
452 all set,
02:15
talking to 85 to 85 to 437.
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Receip,
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739.
02:26
492 to 435.
02:29
Go ahead, sir.
02:39
Yeah,
02:40
I'm on 690 Westbound. I'm going to loop around at the fairground to get it that way. I saw a bunch of traffic backed up all the way to Bear Street, so I'm not sure exactly where it is.
02:49
35, Gabby, yeah, my plane to have been to the fairgrounds. 6-5-2-6-55.
02:59
55. 55. 55.
03:05
Hi, right.
03:08
652 and 655 out of larceny call to Key Bank at 20.
03:13
2209 South Salina.
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Cross of West Colvin and Elk.
03:18
Caller doesn't wish to me to say to the blackmail, wear her red sweatshirt and black pants, went into a vehicle and put some items in his pockets. He's now walking eastbound on Colvin. No weapons are intact.
03:28
741.
03:30
6-5-12 invites.
03:33
35, we can disregard.
03:35
Probably, thank you.
03:41
With an update,
03:42
it's like five vehicles, it's going to be mile marker 14.7.
03:48
Crazy, five vehicles hit mile marker 14.7.
03:56
492.
03:58
Go ahead.
04:01
We have an indication as to which lane this is in.
04:09
Negative, the last note I have from the caller involved just says vehicles blocking traffic.
04:16
Copy, I'm getting on 690 in the fairgrounds here and it's traffic, sorry, slowing.
04:25
It does mostly pull onto shoulder?
04:33
It provides the fire control. You can advise Pied, we need at least two hooks.
04:38
Receive.
04:40
Copy, I'm sure we probably don't know. Right or left shoulder.
04:43
Negative. I'll attempt for fire.
04:47
Copy.
04:48
Copy.
04:50
Is everyone in the right lane or are they blocking the whole highway?
04:59
Everyone's on the shoulder of the left lane.
05:02
We've got the left lane blocked off at the moment.
05:05
Pretty, thank you.
05:11
C.D. would be able to access us if they do get out at Cadet Street.
05:17
Looks like it's going to be the left shoulder and fire has the left lane blocked off.
05:24
Receive.
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