Concrete truck rollover with entrapment on I-81 southbound, Bristol VA

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Reported: 10/29/2025 12:32 PM

I-81, Bristol, VA

A concrete truck rolled over in the median on I-81 southbound near mile marker 10. There is possible entrapment with a non-responsive person inside the vehicle. Emergency services are responding and assessing the situation.

Audio|Source: Washington County and Bristol City Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

First of Washington County Fire and Rescue, Washington County Fire and Rescue.

00:04

Motor vehicle crash rollover appears to be possibly a concrete truck.

00:10

I-81 southbound at the 10, it's in the median.

00:13

Repeating for all members, Washington County Fire and Rescue, NVC, rollover, 10, southbound 81. Washington City City City Clear, 1533.

00:27

IBR 14 hopping on south, show me in route through that.

00:33

213.

00:35

1833.

00:42

880 Central.

00:44

880. Possible.

00:49

Paws the oil trapment.

00:59

For rescue one.

01:03

Go ahead.

01:06

Responding I-81, you will go ahead and see if Bristol can see the engine 3 and amule.

01:13

10-4-1534.

01:18

Central is going to be in the construction zone just before.

01:28

Handic introduction zone.

01:41

7774 central on the in route to back 31 on that.

01:45

1534.

01:48

1834.

01:55

849 central.

02:05

7.4. Go ahead.

02:10

Aegemoth in and they're out.

02:12

104, did they give that UTA?

02:15

Negative.

02:17

104, thank you.

02:18

104, thank you.

02:26

104 at the call place, 106, 7.

02:34

834, 831, key switch to county, please.

02:50

Included a non-responsive and entrapment.

02:53

It's going to be mile marker 10 southbound to switch

03:07

They have flipped off under the interstate from what we can hear now.

03:12

Old Dominion, old dominion.

03:15

Copy. If you was it, no fiber is pulled that update and I'll head that way.

03:21

Partner is calling them now.

03:24

Rescue 3 in ambulance.

03:31

From Wallace, there's something I can help with.

03:34

Negative show you clear at 1536.

03:40

831774, rescue 1 is not seeing anything at the 10. We've got reports that a vehicle has slipped off the interstate and down on Ogaminy now.

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