Posted on 10/12/2007 11:19:43 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
Per LA County Fire....Northbound I-5 is collapsing at the scene of a major accident in the truck tunnel.
Incident: 3700 Type: Location: info as of: 10/12/2007 11:17:15 PM ADDITIONAL DETAILS 11:16PM 1039 MEDIA 11:14PM PER LACO FD ** PLS HAVE UNITS CLOSE DOWN ALL LNS - NB 5 AT BALBOA - THE BRIDGE IS STARTING TO COLAPSE 11:13PM 1039 56-S9 ADVISED ROLL 406 OR OTHER AVAILABLE UNIT TO ASSIST - 56-108 ENRT 11:13PM PLS ISSUE SIGALERT FOR THE NB 5 TK LNS TO 14 AND THE SB 5 TK LNS TO 14 - UNK DURATION AT THIS TIME - THANKS 11:08PM 146 ADV 1 PTY JUST CAME OUT OF THE TUNNEL AND HAS A BROKEN LEG AND NEEDS OXYGEN //1039 LACOFD W/INFO 11:07PM 1039 TO 98-S7 WILL HAVE 98-51 ROLL FOR THIS FROM THE OFFICE 11:03PM CT-PLS START FOR A HARD CLOSURE TO SHUT DOWN BOTH THE NB AND SB TK LNS 11:01PM DIVERT TRFC FM NB AND SB TK RT - 511 WILL SHUT DOWN NB TK LNS 11:01PM SEMI ON SB SIDE IS NOW ALSO ON FIRE - PLS ADV LACOFD 11:01PM PLS ADV LACOFD THERE ARE 2 ADDITIONAL O/TURNED VEHS // NB AND SB IM THE TK RT 10:59PM 3-5 SEMI FULLY INVLD - @ THE TUNNELS OF THE TRUCK ROUTE W/ACCESS ISSUES - PER LACOFD 10:59PM ANOTHER O/TURNED JSO 1020 BLOCKING ALL LANES AT TRUCK ROUT ALSO SIERRA HIGWAY 10:58PM 146 POSS PEOPLE STILL TRAPPED 10:57PM PLS GET UPDATED ETA FROM FD 10:57PM 146 PTY TRAPPED INSIDE 10:55PM THIS WILL BE SB TRUCK RD 10:55PM LACOFD 3-5 BIG RIGS FULLY INVOLVED 10:45PM PER RP SEMI TRK EXPLODED & OTHER VEH TC D W/TRK / PCS OF ENGINE ARE ON FIRE IN RDWY 10:44PM 1039 LACO FD 10:44PM RP ADVSED HE AND HIS GRANDMOTHER WERE DRIVING ON NB SIDE AND SAW A YEL BIG RIG EXPLODE, THE WHOLE SKY LIT UP 10:42PM YELLOW SEMI TRUCK ON FIRE, BLOCKING UNK LN RESPONDING OFFICERS STATUS 11:06PM CHP Unit On Scene 11:06PM CHP Unit On Scene 11:09PM CHP Unit Enroute 11:12PM CHP Unit On Scene 11:12PM CHP Unit Enroute 11:12PM CHP Unit Enroute 11:12PM CHP Unit Assigned 11:14PM CHP Unit Enroute
Can you say Mohamed, blessed be his name?
Choo nebber no.
This is the hour of night when all the news channels are on automatic pilot with the night-watch/interns running the boards.
It’ll take at least another 30 minutes to an hour for the media to get crews and anchor personnel in to present this.
Anyone have an approximate length of the Tunnel (pardon if it’s already been posted).
LOL.
Thanks Global 2010. The local traffic service just now mentioned it and the guy described it as a rain related accident. I don't think they listen to the on-air show.
They must not be Freepers, huh.
No good visuals, no TV coverage...
If I remember correctly from my other life in Cali the problem was hot summers and then first rains the roads were as slick as snot from the creasall (sic).
For those listening to the scanner, PLEASE do not post or call the phone numbers they just broadcast, or any others they may mention.
867-5309
Makes sense that so many big rigs would be on the road this time of night.
No commuter traffic so they can haul full speed ahead.
C'mon! If OJ or Britney were in one of those rigs, they'd find a way to get a crew up there.
Heh. Yeah, THAT number they can call.
The summers tend to bring road oils to the surface, then the first rain results in an asphalt surface with an oil slick, however, many of these highways/freeways are reinforced concrete.
Oil and grease drops from cars, and fine ground-in tire dust. Just and water...
Was the scanner link posted? I thought I had tried every link. Got one that showed scanner areas - but couldn’t connect to any live feed.
Not after the Phoenix news copter crashes this year. All the newsies in choppers are being paranoid about flying now.
“Makes sense that so many big rigs would be on the road this time of night.”
You’re right, and it’s the fact that fire is coming out of both sides of the tunnel, and the fact that each rig will be occupied 1 if not 2 times...that gives me pause. Could be as many as 10 rigs in there, more depending on length of the tunnel.
It sure doesn't seem like it.
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