Two-car crash with engine fire on I-40 westbound in Durham, Durham NC

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Reported: 10/24/2025 08:58 PM

I-40, Durham, NC

A two-car crash occurred on I-40 westbound near the on- and off-ramps in Durham. One vehicle's engine compartment caught fire. Both vehicles are heavily damaged. A female driver had airbag deployment and reported chest pain but was not trapped. Emergency Medical Services are responding. Traffic has been reduced to one lane due to the incident.

Audio|Source: Durham City Fire

02:33

Transcript:

00:00

We're going to be between the off-ramp and the on-ramp westbound side. I have a fully involved engine compartment.

00:08

We've got very minor injuries, nobody trapped.

00:12

We're in the center lane.

00:18

So it's a vehicle fire.

00:23

That's a two-car NBC, heavy is damaged to both vehicles.

00:26

The number one vehicle is fully involved in the department now.

00:39

The job is through the EMS coming. You can come code one just to check out the drivers.

01:14

Thank you.

01:21

Incoming units, it's going to be I-40 West of 880D5.

01:32

Thirteen don't see. What do you guys need up there?

01:37

I'm just looking right now.

01:42

We'll take you down to one lane.

01:54

Captain due to the EMS, there's a lot of traffic, go ahead and bring it up to Code 3[1].

01:58

It's got one female patient, airbag deployment, some chest pain, but no obvious injuries.

02:11

My 8.21 o'clock. We've been coming in Code 3[1], we're just coming all the way up from regional. We're passing like Ellis Rosenau.

02:22

10-4[2]. If you come onto the on-ramp to 40,

02:28

you can access those directly from the on-ramp, just have to come across the grass median into us.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Code 3: Respond emergent with lights and sirens

[2]

10-4: Acknowledgment / OK

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