Semi and Toyota Tacoma collide on westbound mainline


Radio report of a crash between a semi-truck and a black Toyota Tacoma on the westbound mainline at mile marker 21.2. The Tacoma passenger hit her head and requested medical attention. The semi's trailer may be partly split and a diesel leak is flowing down the exit ramp toward Ripley. The ramp is being closed and traffic is being diverted.
Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
03:30
Transcript:
If you can advise Wofco, it does look like the trailer may be partially split open. To 1023, they actually backed the ramp. They're in front of the vehicle. I think he came from Ripley. If you could just shut down the exit ramp and try to force traffic. Continue west. I'll hand load up here. 21, 123 to row. 23. We have a PI[1] crash at the 21.2 Westbound[3] on the mainline, semi versus a black Toyota Tacoma. The passenger by, uh, Called it in, advising the occupants of the Toyota, Tacoma, requesting the MS. I agree. The world, one falls for them, that I'm advising the maintenance unit to head down there and shut down the ramp. 21. We can also have control, switch over the message boards around the 29. The Volvo head and run. Go ahead. Go ahead. 3104 Whispering Brook Lane, 3104 Whispering Brook Lane. Caller advised it happened to approximately 1230. There's white paint transfer on his car. Doesn't know where the vehicle went. West on azeogram to wrong direction. 21 112 clear semi-semine 9-1-1 with a count. 13421, you go ahead and close card. 1821, huh? The obstacle is clear. One close. Close. The passenger advised that she hit her head pretty hard on the headrest and is requesting EMS[2] to be checked out. All right. Twenty-three. Twenty-three. 2112 reference the diesel leak it is going down the exit ramp towards Ripley there is some type of drain down there I just don't know where that leads 2112
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
PI: Personal Injury
[2]
EMS: Emergency Medical Services
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21.2 Westbound: Location Marker
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Porter County, IN
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