Two-vehicle head-on crash on Route 309 with injuries, Schuylkill County PA


A head-on collision occurred between two vehicles at the intersection of Route 309 and Route 895 near 5th Street and West Penn Pike in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. There are injuries reported but no one is trapped. Both basic and advanced life support ambulances are requested, and a medical helicopter is on standby.
Audio|Source: Schuylkill County Fire
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Transcript:
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I need a dispatch for motor vehicle accident at 309-895. I'll give you an update here in a second. I got a head-on collision.
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Okay.
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5th Street near West Penn Pike, Summer Valley Road, accident with injuries. District 37, West Penn Pike, Summer Valley Road, West Bend Tideschamp accident with injuries 1530.
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Okay, two vehicle, motor vehicle accident.
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I'm going to need BLS[1], ALS[2].
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I might want to put a chopper on standby on this.
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No entrapment at this time.
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Oh.
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237. Oh,
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that's Google.
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Alpha one in the channel and alpha one.
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And while I get a standby going for live east.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
BLS: Basic Life Support-level medical response
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ALS: Advanced Life Support (paramedic-level medical response)
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