Three-vehicle crash with injury on US 460 westbound, Mercer County WV


A three-vehicle accident occurred on US 460 westbound near John Nash Boulevard and Chickory Road. One person was trapped with a serious femur fracture. Fire and EMS responded, and a medical helicopter landed on scene to transport the injured.
Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Copy. Bluefield fire has arrived on scene.
00:02
We're checking on the LZ[1].
00:04
You do have entrapment.
00:05
One patient, at least they open femur, femur fracture.
00:08
N.R. 36 control.
00:10
816. 816, guys.
00:12
They advise that courtinger five that's unseen, you do only have one patient and it's 460 westbound.
00:19
And four, so it is not on John Nash? Negative.
00:24
460 westbound before John Nash.
00:26
And we're all the way out John Nash, so it'll be in the minute or two more.
00:31
More.
00:32
7-7-minute.
00:33
One-06 unit.
00:39
Your traffic's not coming through.
00:40
The mall side of the overpass, there near John Nash.
00:44
We've got a three-vehicle NVA.
00:46
First, we thought that it was there in the city.
00:48
I mean, it's confirmed outside of the city.
00:50
7.59. 16400. Coffee, sir.
00:52
Be advised there.
00:53
Copy, sir, be advised.
00:54
We do have fire department on scene, as well as EMS and round.
00:57
We've got multiple injuries, inscrime, Act with PSC is out there as well.
01:03
See, before, I hadn't got my computer on yet.
01:06
What's that location one more time? It's going to be 460, westbound,
01:10
500 feet before chickery,
01:12
after chickory.
01:13
6.
01:15
6163. 6163.
01:17
First patrol is brick and fire.
01:19
Four to be engaged, check, B, case check on.
01:21
All right, that you go.
01:22
Okay, let's your call. Okay, how to see your mind.
01:23
Got me just morning.
01:24
Water take good. Yeah, does a footfield fire need anything from us? Are they going to run the call?
01:30
Or do we need to set up an LZ[1] form or anything like that?
01:33
We don't know at this time for the LZ[1].
01:35
They are still doing extrication on the patient.
01:37
And they are 460 westbound in between John Nash and Chickory Road, closer to Chickory.
01:43
So it's outside the city.
01:44
Get home.
01:45
The 7-1-5-161-1-Raptain.
01:47
802.0-2.
01:52
Control 6-1. Next to want to go ahead.
01:53
Per regional, I'm going to need a ground contact and a frequency for the bird.
01:58
Repeat that place.
01:59
For regional command for the helicopter, need a frequency and a ground contact, please.
02:04
Units in route, be advised, they're going to land the helicopter on scene to fly our patients.
02:08
One of six, engine five, and route two on board.
02:12
8.4.
02:13
Control, 106, 61.
02:14
Stay by, I'm getting coordinates.
02:16
And for one, I'm going to understand we're going to try to set the bird down right here on 460.
02:20
We're trying to get some traffic moved.
02:21
We're going to move and set it down right at the on-ramp for the 108.
02:27
We're going to get some of the stuff moved around here.
02:29
We're going to do that. Have our units bring an engine down or something done and set up for LZ[1] and traffic control with the red light.
02:37
Put everything back on to Checkery.
Police codes explained
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[1]
LZ: Landing Zone
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US-460, West Virginia
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