Single vehicle crash downslope smoking near tree, Washington MO


A single vehicle crashed down a hill near the roadway. The vehicle rested on its side against a tree and smoke was coming from the engine area. Emergency responders set up lane closures and prepared to use ropes for accessing the vehicle in the ditch.
Audio|Source: Washington Fire - Main
03:30
Transcript:
00:00
That's clear. I'm going to put you next to where the vehicle is. We can light it up. It's pretty invisible from the roads.
00:06
4117, if you would, call up right in front of that Dodge that's sitting there on the side. Leave room for the squad.
00:17
26, I'm going to put you in lane two, block lane two,
00:22
and then we'll run traffic in lane one.
00:25
81110 on your arrival, I need you to give me advance warning and kind of shut down lane two.
00:33
Okay.
00:43
Washington 26 on the scene.
00:45
8103 from 26 you want us back here up by you?
00:50
I want 26 up here by me.
00:59
2126 on scene 2213.
01:04
26 I want you in lane 2.
01:07
Just not on me if you would.
01:18
Go ahead and let it up. This vehicle is down the hill. We just need to go down and check it. We may need to use some ropes to get down there.
01:29
Washington, 810-0-1-2014.
01:38
10-014. 10, we've got four troopers here, so if you would just set up behind the last one of them, but close down lane two for me, please.
01:46
That's clear. Do you want our personnel? We've got an engine company.
01:50
Yeah, if you would send them on up, we're gonna maybe need to use ropes going over the edgeman.
01:55
That's clear.
01:59
Canadian from 10 Alpha.
02:09
EG 103 from E110 Alpha. Of course.
02:17
New calling commandal.
02:19
A110 Alpha. The vehicle is not occupied.
02:25
That's clear.
02:27
Can you check for hazards, please?
02:31
Geez, it's on its side down here and it's pretty well smashed out of this tree, I don't know, for him they'll disconnect the battery.
02:38
So he did impact the tree?
02:42
We got it into the tree and it's down here in this drainage ditch.
02:49
You got too much feedback down there, I couldn't understand it.
03:00
It's the end of the tree down here in this drainage ditch.
03:05
That's clear. It's on its wheels, though, Ray.
03:08
Negative, it's on its side.
03:11
It's on its side. Passenger or driver?
03:15
Driver side.
03:19
It is starting to smoke at this time for the engine compartment.
03:24
You need a EW or a drive pattern?
03:28
Hold on for a second, let me check it out.
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Washington, MO
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