Multi-vehicle crash on Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond VA
Please note:
This is not an official report. The headline and summary are generated by automated AI systems from public-safety dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.
TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a three-vehicle crash near Magnolia Street and Mechanicsville Turnpike in Richmond. One person was injured. Fire and ambulance crews attended the scene, and Engine 14 assumed command. Later, a separate possible structure fire was investigated near Perry Street, with no injuries reported and nothing unusual found. The scene was eventually cleared and turned over to local police.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
03:56
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 14,
00:01
loader vehicle accident,
00:03
Magnolia Street and Mechanicsville Turnpike.
00:06
Engine 14, loader vehicle accident,
00:10
Magnolia Street and Mechanicsville Turnpike.
00:12
On tac channel two.
00:14
Time out 2002.
00:21
Put engine 14 en route to Magnolia Street and Mechanicsville Turnpike for the crash.
00:29
Caller advised the vehicle made an illegal U-turn and hit him.
00:33
Vehicles involved is going to be a blue Honda Civic,
00:36
a red four-door sedan, and a truck.
00:39
It's only one person that's injured.
00:40
Showing all companies en route 2002R.
00:47
From 14.
00:51
Engine 14, go ahead.
00:54
Fourteen is on scene.
00:55
Three vehicle accident.
00:57
We're in lane one of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond.
01:00
Ambulance is on scene.
01:02
Fourteen will have command and we'll be.
01:08
Richland copy.
01:09
Engine 14 on scene.
01:10
Three-vehicle accident in lane one on Mechanicsville Turnpike.
01:13
EMS on scene.
01:14
Engine 14 has command.
01:15
We'll be investigating 2006 fire.
01:23
Engine 13, engine 17, engine 6, engine 1, engine 5, truck 5, truck 2, safety 1, battalion 3, and battalion 1.
01:34
Multiple dwelling fire.
01:36
near Perry Street, apartment building.
01:40
Engine 13, engine 17 , engine 6, engine1, engine 5, truck 5, truck 2 , safety 1, battalion 3, and battalion 1.
01:50
Multiple dwelling fire.
01:52
near Perry Street, apartment building.
01:56
Cross streets are West Ninth Street and West Tenth Street.
01:59
On tap channel four.
02:01
Time out 2007.
02:08
Can you mark Battalion Three en route? What's the attack channel?
02:14
So I am Battalion Three enroute.
02:21
On companies en route to near Perry Street, apartment building.
02:26
For smoke inside of a structure.
02:32
Run order is going to be engine 13, engine 17, engine 6, engine 1, engine 5, truck 5 and truck 2.
02:38
Shot on companies en route, 20s are out.
02:42
Richmond from engine 13, we'll have the hydrant on 9th and Perry.
02:47
Richmond copy, searching by the hydrant at 9th and Perry?
02:54
From Battalion Three's story apartment building,
02:58
nothing as ordinary from the Alpha side.
03:00
I'll have Command Engine Thirteen and Truck Five be my investigation group.
03:04
Command supposed to be out front.
03:10
Copy Battalion Three on scene.
03:11
Three-story apartment building, nothing visible in the Alpha side.
03:14
Engine Thirteen and Truck Five is going to be an investigating group, and Battalion Three has command.
03:23
Richmond from command, 360 complete.
03:25
Nothing out of the ordinary from all four sides.
03:32
And copy, 360 complete.
03:33
Nothing out of the ordinary on all four sides.
03:36
20 to 9.
03:42
No injuries.
03:43
Richmond ambulance is clear.
03:45
Scene's turned over to RPD.
03:47
14's in service.
03:51
Richmond, copy.
03:52
No injuries seen.
03:53
Turned over to RPD.
03:54
Engine 14 returning to service 2011R.
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:
Mechanicsville Tpke, Richmond, VA
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect
Note:
Auto-generated from live dispatch audio, which may contain errors. Dispatch calls are not confirmed incidents. Always verify with official sources.
