Major traffic accident closes Orrstown and Thornwood Roads, Franklin County PA


A major traffic accident occurred near Orrstown Road and Thornwood Road in Southampton Township, involving multiple vehicles. Fire and rescue teams responded to the scene. Several patients were transported to a nearby hospital. The accident caused road closures and traffic diversions while the scene was managed and tow trucks removed vehicles.
Audio|Source: Fire Police Operations Channels
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Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead, 42.
00:06
Okay, Mike's on his way around.
00:08
You're on Channel 3, right?
00:11
Formative.
00:16
Forty, do you want me to get Ashton back there or do you want me to come around to Orrstown Road and go up that Spring Ridge?
00:29
Thornwood's closed.
00:30
If Dave has Holdsworth,
00:32
go to Thornwood and I was Ashton or wherever, and just don't leave back towards Worcestone Road.
00:40
Copy that.
00:41
Yeah,
00:42
because my traffic was more around and I won't back out.
00:50
Forty-two to forty.
00:53
Go forty-two.
01:02
I'm at the fire, please.
01:06
I've got four-six up here.
01:08
Where do you want them? I can just send down the scene and you can go from there.
01:15
Have you on Pointwood Road on the Rocksbury Road side and divert traffic there if he used to.
01:29
1542 is 4-6 still with you.
01:32
Yeah.
01:38
Call him when he goes down there and stuff, whenever we can open up like a single lane or whatever.
01:44
Okay, well he's on the way down over the seat.
01:56
Rescue 15 is firefully.
01:58
Thank you for me.
02:04
1542 contact our rescue and see what they want.
02:13
1542 the rescue.
02:15
Thank you. Thank you, 15.
02:22
Excuse 15.
02:32
Franklin Amnesty, Medic 133, will be transporting two patients to Chambersburg Hospital Presby.
02:41
What's the entity of fire police operating on? They're on fire police officer.
02:47
And we'll three, medic 173, 946.
02:50
Thank you.
02:56
Rep, you 15, fire police.
02:58
Fire police out.
03:04
Go ahead.
03:08
Hey,
03:10
Jack, there's an officer here from Company 52.
03:13
We're giving him a portable radio.
03:15
He's going to secure the intersection of Thornwood and Orrstown, a rescue squad is going to leave.
03:18
Can you bring that radio home with you?
03:21
Oh, man.
03:24
All right, thanks.
03:30
This is four-six, I'm going to cover the intersection up there.
03:34
Probably four-six, just last day whenever we can open up a single lane or whatever.
03:46
I'm sending one up your way toward Chipponford, so I get the squad out of here.
03:56
1441, I'll get the rollbacks coming in on Thornwood.
04:04
Rescue 15, frame of fire, please, remaining.
04:08
To the arrival of tow trucks, Rescue 15 is right clearing outside.
04:12
Okay, Rescue 15, 9409.
04:16
1541 from 1540, cropping to both the train trucks.
04:19
You get two of them coming in.
04:25
46 from 1540.
04:33
Go ahead.
04:35
Let's go ahead.
04:39
Let's know if we can open up a lane or two.
04:45
I've got two rollbacks, something right here right now.
04:50
Copy. Let's know whenever we can open up a lane.
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Location mentioned:
Orrstown Rd & Thornwood Rd, Southampton Township, PA 17257
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