Two-vehicle crash on Highway 55 with injuries, Durham NC


A two-vehicle accident occurred on Highway 55 in Durham with all occupants out. Two people have injuries: one has lower back pain and the other neck pain. One was an unrestrained driver in a car with front-end damage. The highway is shut down due to the crash.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
04:40
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 4 is on scene.
00:02
Two vehicle NBC[1], both wheel resting, everyone appears to be out of the vehicle.
00:06
Highway 55 noise is completely shut down.
00:09
Engine 12 you can cancel.
00:13
Happy drive.
00:15
Magic 4 from Engine 4.
00:28
Okay.
00:29
Code 1 for now.
00:31
Turn 4, we're about 8 minutes out.
00:34
Darren from Wake County 42.
00:36
Wake County 42.
00:37
Wait County 42, go ahead.
00:39
Do you have any nodes regarding a key to get into the premises of this house?
00:42
Yes,
00:43
under the mat at the front door, possibly.
00:44
I do not have a key under the math.
00:46
Can you at least start a fire department, non-emergent, for a possible force entry?
00:50
Yeah. Injury from a fall, (number withheld), token house road, cross of Dainborg Road and Tabernacle Court, Engine 8.
00:59
EngineA, use mutual aid 6.
01:01
Code 1 is sufficient, Wake County Medic 42 is on scene, needing possible force entry.
01:08
Mutual 86. Mutual aid 6.
01:09
On Star Crash notification, (number withheld), South.
01:15
Onstar crash notification, (number withheld) South.
01:20
Engine 1. Engine 3.
01:22
Engine 13.
01:23
There are immune cancer fire.
01:25
Two patients, both wanting transport.
01:28
I know you all are tight on ambulances, so we'll let you sort that out as far as needing additional trucks when you get here.
01:35
When you get here, you'll see any four.
01:38
Just pull right behind Egypt 4.
01:39
10-4[2]. We're about five out.
01:40
4 from communications for your traffic.
01:42
Yeah,
01:43
I was going to see about getting a second ambulance, but we can let medic 4 make that determination when they get here.
01:48
Hey, engine 4, are they from different cars with two patients?
01:56
That's affirmative.
01:57
One complaining of lower back pain and maybe he wouldn't want to be transported once to talk to him.
02:03
The second one is complaining of cervical pain with the unrestrained driver of a fire with significant front-end damage and has refused a caller.
02:12
Simple, we'll figure that one way to see you.
02:14
Thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
NBC: Non-blocking collision (interpreted as 'no blocking collision', but context here suggests a traffic accident with possible injuries)
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
NC-55, Durham, NC
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