Multi-vehicle crash on Highway 101 in Otsego, Otsego MN
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As discussed during the dispatch call, a major multi-vehicle crash involving approximately ten vehicles, including a dump truck, occurred on Highway 101 over the Mississippi River in Otsego, Minnesota. Emergency services and mutual aid were dispatched for medical assistance and traffic control. The incident took place on icy bridge lanes where two left lanes were closed and traffic continued in the right lane.
Audio|Heard on: Wright County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
03:18
Transcript:
00:00
St. Cloud 2670 cars for multiple vehicle crash southbound Highway 101 mile marker 46 including a garbage truck, a Malibu SUV, and a Jeep Cherokee. Still gathering info.
00:27
Getting reports of at least a ten-car pileup on State Highway 101 over the Mississippi River in Otsego southbound lanes.
00:34
Dump truck involved.
00:35
We're getting medical and fire going.
00:38
I don't have any troopers available at the moment.
00:41
Acknowledged. I have no deputies available either.
02:27
In the left two lanes on the bridge, traffic's getting around in the right lane but it's slippery.
02:32
See if DOT can come out and maybe give us some trucks to direct traffic.
02:43
Do you think we're going to need at least two tows?
03:07
A crash southbound Highway 101 at mile marker 46.
03:11
My trooper said that the two left lanes on the bridge are covered with ice.
03:15
They're asking for traffic control while they work on this crash.
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Location mentioned:
Otsego, MN
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