Multi-vehicle crash with injuries on Delaware Memorial Bridge, New Castle DE
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle collision with entrapment on the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The crash involved multiple patients, prompting advanced and basic life support units, fire, and rescue teams to close traffic in both directions while performing extrication operations. Authorities later reported the scene under control.
Audio|Heard on: NCC Fire/EMS Countywide
Listen to dispatch call
01:37
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, another river base shut the bridge down.
00:02
Let the full truck get to work.
00:04
We got a quick trap.
00:05
All right, second ALS[1] for two trapped and have the bridge shut the traffic down.
00:16
Okay, pretty solid.
00:17
You don't shut that down to the bridge northbound and also southbound.
00:24
Rescue 22.
00:25
The vehicle is going to be as north from this side, north past my button.
00:30
It's going to do a five-wall removal.
00:33
Probably fire response.
00:35
Hey, I was 26.
00:36
Can you hear me?
00:37
Receive ALS[1] 26.
00:40
Eighteen oh one, you got two BLS[2] coming.
00:42
Is that sufficient for BLS[2] wash?
00:44
Fireboard to medic two David.
00:48
This is Army three more.
00:49
Got a total of I think six patients right now.
00:53
Five BLS[2], two ALS[1] on the way.
00:55
Appreciate it.
00:57
Eight twenty-two hold up.
00:59
Fireboard to medic seven.
01:02
Patient.
01:04
Three sixty-one.
01:10
Two medics, seven.
01:11
They asked twenty-six to respond.
01:15
Twenty-two and 20 units are on scene with MVC[3] entrapment.
01:19
Delaware River at Delaware Memorial Bridge.
01:24
Twenty-one Harper.
01:26
How you going?
01:27
Can you send PD and an engine to our location please? We're under control.
01:32
Received.
01:33
Robert B 20 arrival first.
01:35
Receive B 20.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
ALS: Advanced life support medical response provided by paramedics or similarly trained personnel.
[2]
BLS: Basic emergency medical care provided by EMTs or first responders.
[3]
MVC: Incident involving a crash or collision between motor vehicles.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Delaware Memorial Bridge, I-295 US-40, New Castle, DE 19720
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