Stranded pickup blocks lane on I-5 near Salem exit, Salem OR


A red GMC pickup is stuck in the passing lane of northbound I-5 near exit 249 in Salem. The truck lost its left front tire. Emergency services are requested to manage traffic and tow the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Salem Fire
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Transcript:
Yeah, I'm on northbound lane, I5, just south of exit 249. I have a stranded vehicle blocking one northbound lane. Can you send me OSP and a towing vehicle? Dispatch to C3, could I get a vehicle description? Dispatch C3? Could I get a vehicle description? That's a firm, I'm going to need a non-preference tow. It is a red GMC pickup. And which lane are they blocking? We're blocking the passing lane and it's missing the left front tire. Non-accident just blew off.
Yeah, I'm on northbound lane, I5, just south of exit 249. I have a stranded vehicle blocking one northbound lane. Can you send me OSP and a towing vehicle? Dispatch to C3, could I get a vehicle description? Dispatch C3? Could I get a vehicle description? That's a firm, I'm going to need a non-preference tow. It is a red GMC pickup. And which lane are they blocking? We're blocking the passing lane and it's missing the left front tire. Non-accident just blew off.
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I-5, Salem, OR
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