Major crash disrupts traffic near Madison and Cicero, Chicago IL
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible major traffic accident near West Madison Street and Cicero Avenue in Chicago. Northbound lanes were blocked and traffic was rerouted while one lane remained open. At least one victim was transported to Mount Sinai and another to Stroger Hospital. The situation was held for investigation, and officers coordinated with transit authorities to manage road closures.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 10
Listen to dispatch call
06:53
Transcript:
00:00
Reroute of northbound traffic on Cicero, and if you can let CTA know to reroute them as well.
00:09
All right, we need to block northbound traffic on Cicero.
00:15
If we can have you guys coordinating that, and we'll let CTA know to reroute all traffic.
00:22
Any warming buses or anything needed?
00:29
Did we need EMS?
01:06
Do they have anything on the pod for this accident?
01:15
1502 Sam had captured two sedan units on the pods earlier.
01:26
1102 Sam is captured on pod (number withheld).
01:54
Can I get a street stop near South Sacramento? Can you just read off the event number and then clear me?
02:03
Your event number is (number withheld).
02:36
That’s ninety-nine boy is going to be (name withheld) (number withheld).
02:44
The number (number withheld).
04:03
Hey, are you responding to that possible major accident on Cicero and Madison?
04:18
Right now we're holding the scene.
05:12
We contained it to one lane of Cicero.
05:24
An officer is going to Mount Sinai to check on the victims from this one vehicle.
05:40
Cicero northbound traffic will continue and we have one victim going to Mount Sinai.
06:45
Ambulance is going to Stroger Hospital, Cook County.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
W Madison St & Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60644
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