Car crash blocks highway exit ramp at 43rd Street, Chicago IL


A car crashed and became pinned near the exit ramp at 43rd Street, blocking the highway exit. Emergency responders blocked the ramp to stop vehicles from exiting and were working to free the pinned person and manage traffic.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
01:48
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, do we have an available car? We need a car to block traffic so that they won't get off on 43rd.
00:06
So we need someone at the bottom of that exit ramp, I mean, up the exit ramp with them thing off.
00:09
We need a car right there.
00:10
2.11. We can add right there.
00:12
2.11. 10.4.
00:13
And 220, which exit are they are you blocking?
00:17
220. A car at the bottom of the ramp where they exit off at 43rd, we need a car to sit there to stop the car from coming off the ramp at 43rd.
00:27
Okay, all right, thank you.
00:29
244 244
00:30
Can I'm over with 200 200 some of them
00:34
Joining, go ahead
00:35
Can we let CTA come through or do we have to reroute them
00:38
Now I'm a standby is too messy over here and Ammos is trying to get out with one of them that was pinned in the car so no, just have to stand by
00:45
See it, boy.
00:46
Move out. Move 1115, 2.15.
00:48
Does, uh, can you need any more help over there?
00:51
200, they still need more cars, 43rd and south?
00:54
As long as we got the extra ramp block going northbound on 43rd at the bottom, I'm sitting this car down to 40th and let's out we should be good to go.
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Location mentioned:
W 43rd St, Chicago, IL
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