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Major accident closes both directions on Route 143 viaduct

Traffic

Reported: 07/31/2025 11:55 AM (PDT)

IL-143, East Alton, IL

Audio|Source: East Alton, Hartford, Roxana, S. Roxana and Wood River Police / Fire

03:5

Transcript:
Dispatch the 1300, can you advise? One driver or something to say give us some police assistance or the other way, we're going to have this road block for the extended period of time. Dispatch your captain, Melton. Oh, good one. Inbound ETA 11 minutes. 80 yards in route as well. That's clear. 80s in a route. Expoiting. That's clear. 80s in a route. Expoiting. This is where you needing, requesting our assistance at that scene? Negative this time, I really need some police assistance from that side. We're going to be tied up. The entire viaduct is closed down. Both planes of traffic are shut out. 1,300 racks and they'll get units around for traffic. Thank you, Dissipp. Dispatch him, 13-02? 13-02. I'm going to be handling the aircraft. I've got some coordinates from the right across, and keep it up there. Go ahead. 38 degrees, 50, 17 to the north, 90 degrees, 233 to the west. It's going to be on the roadway 143, just west of the ViDuct, between the accident and my SUV that's blocking eastbound driver. That's clear. I'm driving 1305 would have radios soon. That's clear. I'm switching over there.

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Helicopter crashes into power lines and river barge

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Near Locks and Dam Way, Alton, IL 62002

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