Head-on crash on Interstate 40 near Germantown
TrafficA wrong-way driver caused a head-on collision on Interstate 40 near North Germantown Parkway in Memphis. Emergency crews are on scene and a patient is being loaded, with police and other units responding.
Audio|Source: Memphis Fire Department
02:6
Transcript:
What could have done? Unit 29 and engine 56 on the car in the ditch, loading the patient. If you're going to need a unit, you got to call for us, that unit. That's a chick. That individual was coming down the wrong side of the interstate and hitting the car head on. It's all cases. 240 command. Also, (name withheld) Exit at 40 West near North Irvingtown Parkway will be related to this accident. 240 Command[1]. The 40 Command. To raise you on A1. Chair 240 Command, additional accident, I-40 West near North Germantown Park. It is related to your call. Police are on the scene. 2.40 Command, (name withheld). The 9s went down. 506, it went down to the call. We heard down a little further. We're going to put the party. Check 240 command. Additional equipment needed? Yes, negative. Check 240 command. 530 WPAJ 88.
Police codes explained
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240 Command: Fire/EMS Command Reference
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I-40, Memphis, TN
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