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Incident Name: Expressway    Incident Number: CARRU-128343
Date Reported: 12/28/2012    Time Reported: 12:42 PM
Incident Type: Traffic Collision, Cut and Rescue - fatality
Incident Location: Hwy 86 X Ave 50 (TB5471-D5)    City: Coachella
Cause: Under Investigation    Loss: $0    Save: $0
Injuries:
Fatalities: 1    Critical: 0    Moderate: 1    Minor: 0    Non-Injury: 4
Transported Ground Ambulance(s): 1    Air Ambulance(s): 0
Containment Time:    Control Time:
Resources Assigned
Engines: 2    Helicopter(s): 0    Truck Co: 1
Fire Fighters: 11    RVC Medic(s): 0    Air Tankers: 0
Overhead Personnel: 1    Ambulance(s): 0    Fire Crew(s): 0
Specialized Equipment:
County OES: No    Fire Prev.: No    Water Tenders: 0
Utilities: No    Bulldozers: 0
Red Cross: No    Displaced Persons: No    Adult(s): 0    Child: 0
Cooperating Agencies: American Medical Response, CAL FIRE/Riverside, California Highway Patrol – Indio, Riverside County Fire Department, Riverside County Sheriff’s Office
Current Situation: Update and Correction 1:07 p.m. - Four vehicles were involved in the traffic collision. One victim was declared dead on arrival, one patient was transported to an area hospital with moderate injuries and four patients declined treatment at the scene. CAL FIRE/Riverside County firefighters responded to a multiple vehicle traffic collision, one of which is a semi truck. A vehicle is currently pinned underneath the semi truck. One patient perished at the scene, a second patient is trapped and requires extrication (unknown patient condition at this time) and three patients will be transported to an area hospital with moderate injuries. For road condition information, please visit the chp website at www.chp.ca.gov. Updates will be posted as information becomes available.
Evacuations: No    Evacuation Comments:
Prepared By: Melody Hendrickson    Prepared Date/Time: 12/28/2012 1330

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