Major accident causes congestion on freeway near First St, Simi Valley CA


A major traffic accident occurred on the eastbound side of the freeway near First Street in Simi Valley. Emergency units, including a helicopter, are on the scene. The accident caused significant traffic congestion and freeway backup.
Audio|Source: Pleasant Valley ARC Repeater Network
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Transcript:
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LA.
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I just got on the freeway. I'm here near Sycamore and I'm probably sure have gotten off because the freeway is jacked up and stopped this morning.
00:11
There's an accident on the freeway that looks like near First St.
00:17
The freeway's backing it pretty quick.
00:19
Someone's got a drone in the air looking at it so I'm not sure where this is back and is going to let go so I might have to get off and hit the server streets.
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two nights,
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one last week, one this weekend,
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digging up the middle of the street so they turn it into one lane. So it took like half an hour extra to get home.
00:52
Jeez.
00:53
So I did 118 yesterday.
00:55
Traffic looked clear right now, so we'll do that, but maybe on the way home.
01:00
I have to take the 118.
01:11
A little broken in there.
01:14
Got something about Pleasant Valley Road and the 118 and something.
01:21
But there was accidents or there was something on the 118 or Pleasant Valley.
01:25
You know, I'm here at Arringer,
01:29
and there's a giant. Oh, no, it's a helicopter up there, not a drone.
01:34
It's actually a helicopter.
01:37
So, all there's a new helicopter or something, something serious.
01:41
It looks like this might be on the eastbound side of the 118, not the westbound side.
01:45
The westbound side is just full of looky loose.
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I'm on a first street, pointed north.
02:01
I've got lots of trees in the way.
02:05
And we drive to work to make parts for... the military or
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cars transportation or greed
02:15
huh it seems like a vicious circle
02:23
yeah I uh
02:24
yeah I don't know you broke up a little bit in their
02:28
drive to work parts of the military
02:31
um yeah I just looked on pulse point and it's been with the red light here it off the threeway and uh
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Eastbound 118 near First St.
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I don't think there's an accident. There's a bunch of units on team.
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And a helicopter, I wonder who that is.
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That's...
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...uneer news days and scenes this morning to see what's going on.
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Location mentioned:
First St, Simi Valley, CA 93065
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