Multi vehicle crash blocks westbound lanes on I-74, Galesburg IL
TrafficA crash involving multiple vehicles, including a semi-truck and a sedan with children inside, occurred on westbound I-74 near Galesburg, Illinois. The accident blocked all westbound lanes and caused a diesel fuel leak from the semi. Emergency responders, including fire and EMS, arrived to assist and manage traffic. Lanes remained closed while the incident was being handled.
Audio|Source: Galesburg Police and EMS Dispatch
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for their job site in Peoria, placing the driver out of service.
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Secure me 30 more.
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Get on the 74 now.
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10442.
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State is around.
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Okay.
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Go ahead.
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74 west at the 47, 74 west at the 47.
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At the semi-vers, there's children in the sedan, EMS now.
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1041 On the left shoulder, left shoulder Ralph shoulder
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Ralphie, you know the car was, I was 799, help us
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10 more, Pony 8455, Coupil 2.
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2,
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God.
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We have a vehicle on the left plane.
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We have all lanes of traffic stops.
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All lands of traffic stop.
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All lands of traffic stop.
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People off the accident is 48.
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At least on one lane, we can start moving on.
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Here, so early, just come up here.
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Okay,
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back.
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I'll be 65, Rover.
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408,
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18.
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I'll be in route to that 47 mile marker.
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Go down to that semi, way down there.
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He's the one.
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He's the one.
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Oh.
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949 key contact I'd out and see if I can start gathering the resources with traffic control.
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Approach from the north if you can.
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We're about a quarter mile away.
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Fire 2, we're already on NISD, we're right behind you.
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You might need to go into the southbound lane and get up there.
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Date, was it 34 and 164, they should be rolling up soon.
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See a nice board.
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1-11, Travis 1-11, Travis Stubb.
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211-11. 11 traffic south 74 westbound exit 93 the white Chrysler minivan white Chrysler minivan white Edward Paul (number withheld) Edward Paul (number withheld) Edward Paul (number withheld)
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Good.
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If you advise, the westbound traffic area and state completely shut down, we are currently blocked and do not have access.
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We are going to attempt to cross over into the eastbound lane.
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Got.
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The truck drivers advise you transporting diesel fuel.
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You can buy them in its weekend.
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You could buy it or go off and see that.
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Telephone.
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advise them to expedite wind up a road hazard here.
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7.4. 7.9 from 50.
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Go ahead.
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I don't know if you had that wave, but you had that weight.
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But, well, might be that's for cars.
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Yeah,
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for some minute, I'll be in route to the 1050 catch-in.
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Me, copy.
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Forty-one, Tide.
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36 on summer.
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SunFarm.
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From Parkute.
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Go ahead to fight one.
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They're going to start moving traffic on the driving lane.
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If you can follow through the semi-leaking fuel is about a half a long north of it.
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Could you handle that?
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Copy.
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Go ahead, fire 2.
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You're gonna come up here and block...
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It's black SUV.
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Copy that.
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I-74, Galesburg, IL
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