Vehicle accident with airbag deployment and smoke reported, Elgin IL
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TrafficFire and emergency medical teams responded to a vehicle crash at the intersection of Higgins Road and Galvin Drive in Elgin. Initial reports indicated injuries, but it was later confirmed there were none. One vehicle had its airbags deployed and was producing smoke.
Audio|Heard on: Elgin Fire
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01:21
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 3, Quint 2, Ambulance 3, Battalion 1, and Rutland-Dundee Ambulance.
00:07
Accident with injuries.
00:09
Higgins Road and Galvin Drive.
00:11
Timeout 0634.634.
00:14
Engine 3, Quint 2, Ambulance 3, Battalion 1, and Rutland Dundee Ambulance.
00:20
Accident with injuries.
00:23
Higgins Road and Galvin Drive.
00:32
Engine 3.2 are you guys around?
00:38
All units are route to Higgins and Galvin.
00:41
This was originally put in as an accident with injuries.
00:44
However, we are now being told that there are no injuries.
00:48
However, there was airbag deployments and one of the cars is smoking switch tops too.
01:00
Alder fire from Rutland Ammills 51.
01:05
Go ahead.
01:10
We're in route to the incident at Higgins and Galvin.
01:14
Is there a Nott's channel assigned?
01:17
It's going to be Ox 2.
01:20
Thanks.
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Location mentioned:
Higgins Rd & Galvin Dr, Elgin, IL 60124
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