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Vehicle crash closes Rum Bridge RoadSussex County DE

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Rum Bridge Rd & Seashore Hwy, Delaware 19947

As discussed during the dispatch call, units responded to a vehicle accident near Rum Bridge Road and Seashore Highway in Delaware. The roadway was shut down in both directions while medics and police coordinated traffic control. Rescue units and multiple officers assisted on scene.

Audio|Heard on: Sussex DE Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:38
Transcript:
00:00
7732 responding.
00:04
7731 is responding.
00:07
Thirty-one and thirty-two, you guys can just coordinate with each other.
00:11
Go ahead and shut it down on C ten, please.
00:16
Thirty-one and twenty-nine.
00:19
Yeah, thirty-one.
00:21
One thirteen and eighteen, what do you need?
00:28
You could take one side of the vehicle accident, shut it down, and then have thirty-two go to the other side.
00:36
The rescue just marked up.
00:39
All right, (name withheld), you got three police officers coming to you and more in back of me.
00:43
How far out are you?
00:46
Up to you, just in front of it.
00:50
Okay, I am going to get to the west side.
00:54
Okay, it's probably going to be near Rum Bridge Road.
00:59
Thirty-two,
01:01
if you want to shut it on the east side.
01:04
Yeah, maybe Piglet Path?
01:08
Yes, sir.
01:12
Thirty-two, just be advised we got the medics right behind you.
01:17
Okay.
01:20
I can't tell who's what.
01:22
There is four or five cops, it looks like.
01:27
All right, thirty-two, I'm directing behind you.
01:30
(name withheld) thirty-one, I'm directing behind you.
01:32
(name withheld), can you shut it down? Let me go past it.
01:36
Okay.
01:39
Thirty-two, I'm taking your left side.
01:44
Nineteen, I don't know if we can fill it or not, but there were two males walking from the accident in the same area.
01:52
Okay,
01:53
in your area?
01:57
Prior to me going up by the scene, they were walking towards town just from that accident.
02:05
Okay, hold on.
02:06
Yes, thank you.
02:08
Yes, sir. I'll be here in a minute and have it shut down.
02:12
Okay, just confirming with the council.
02:16
That's affirmative.
02:17
They were on the south side of the roadway walking towards town.
02:24
You also have another medic unit running towards you from Rum Bridge Road.
02:35
Thirty-one has it shut down to Seashore and Ridge.

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Rum Bridge Rd & Seashore Hwy, Delaware 19947

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