Box truck and two semis block lanes near tunnel on I-270, Columbus OH


A white box truck and two semi-trucks have blocked lanes near the tunnel on highway 161 westbound to I-270 southbound. One semi-truck struck the guardrail. This is causing significant traffic blockage.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide
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Transcript:
00:00
Hey, can you check see if the county has that same five at 161 west to 270 south at the tunnel?
00:05
Copy. All right up running for me.
00:12
Do what do you want to code it, sir?
00:14
Just a 16-nage, right?
00:15
Copy. There's a white box truck blocking the right lane when he comes around to go into the tunnel.
00:20
I'm assuming that's probably where this is at.
00:22
I'm assuming that's probably where this is at.
00:25
I copy two semi at easy to go forth.
00:30
Semi-southbound at the 30.
00:33
One into the guard rail.
00:34
I'm sorry ma'am that was totally broken up.
00:37
270 southbound at the 30 one hit the guardrail.
00:40
Yeah what I'm looking at you have to get 161 west to go to 270 south right before he's in the tunnel.
00:46
Radio the 90s.
00:47
I copy.
00:48
9061 you talk back.
00:49
You talked about?
00:51
The S-2-90-61.
00:53
When you come around the curve, there's a white box truck blocking the right lane.
00:56
They are right directly in front of that box truck.
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Location mentioned:
I-270, Columbus, OH 43228
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