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Traffic accident at Van Buren and Jefferson, Chicago IL

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Traffic

Reported: 12/23/2025 08:15 AM

W Van Buren St & S Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60661

As discussed during the dispatch call, a possible traffic accident may have occurred near Van Buren Street and Jefferson Street in Chicago. Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene. The details appear to involve an accident, with some ambulance units redirected during the response.

Audio|Heard on: Cook IL EMS Dispatch Group Calls

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01:22

Transcript:

00:00

Sixty-five, how about you take sixty-five? Take this accident, Van Buren and Jefferson.

00:10

Van Buren and Jefferson.

00:13

Van Buren and Jefferson for sixty-five.

00:19

Anybody available downtown? Can anybody go downtown?

00:22

Four five four, can you put me on the scene with ambulance 64 on Pulaski, please?

00:29

All right, 45.

00:31

Main attend number ten.

00:34

Ten.

00:36

I attend altered mental status 0115 South Pulaski, 0115 South Pulaski.

00:41

One 15 South Pulaski.

00:43

All right, 6565 .

00:47

Sixty-five.

00:49

I'm gonna switch you up with ambulance 80.

00:51

You know, I'm gonna need you to go downtown 355 East Ohio, 355 East Ohio for abdominal pain.

00:58

Disregard Van Buren Jefferson.

01:02

355 Ohio.

01:03

All right, 80 number 80.

01:06

80.

01:08

All right, AD, I'm gonna have you disregard Ohio.

01:11

Take the accident at Van Buren and Jefferson, Van Buren and Jefferson.

01:18

Okie doke, we're leaving Ohio and we are going to Van Buren in Jefferson.

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Location mentioned:

W Van Buren St & S Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60661

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