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Person Injured After Dodge Durango Crashed Into Sand Barrels

Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Arrochar, Staten Island

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  • Emergency responders initially reported an MTA bus crash on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, but it was later confirmed that no bus was involved. A driver in a Dodge Durango experienced a seizure, leading to a crash, though no visible accidents were found upon arrival.

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Firefighters confirm that the driver was injured in the crash. An ambulance has arrived to assist.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
21 to 79, okay? Battalion 21. Could make this box an 18 for a 36, uh, 36-3. The bus was just pulled up to the accident. 81 wants the 21 to operate. It'll become 10-8 as the vehicle is available. MTA has the car. The 21 is going to be 10-8. Everybody else can go 10-8 as they can become available.10-4, 10-18-08-03, 10-18-08-03, for 10-36, Code 3, bus 21, battalion.

Emergency responders found the Dodge Durango had crashed into sand barrels eastbound after the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Staten Island 161, standby, possibly, maybe on the SIE now, K. 21 to Staten Island, K. Battalion 21. 81 has the, uh, has the accident. It is a, uh, that went through the, uh, the, uh, yellow, uh, sand barrels. It is after 815 eastbound.
Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
islowerlevel,notonthebridge,youcanrelease149,thisis284,152,wejustneed161toloopbackaroundanduh,thisisuh,161.10-4,doyouwant161received?Gcompany,164and10-4,loopingaround.10-4.Standontheladder,149.Ladder149.

Emergency responders report no visible car accidents on the lower level of the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:26
Enginecompany,161,thisisStanAllen.Engine161.Engine161,traveltolowlevelontheBCBridgeandtoBrooklyn,andwedidn'tseeanycaraccidents.Turnforward,checkbackwith,uh...TBTA.

Firefighters confirm that no MTA bus was involved in the crash. A person in a Dodge Durango suffered a seizure and crashed on the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Staten Island Engine 161. Engine Company 161. Okay, no MTA buses involved in this. It's going to be a Durango, person possibly had a seizure and got into an accident, K. That is on the lower level? That's affirmative. Company 161, 10-4. Ladder 81, received. Ladder 81, 10-4. Battalion 21. Ladder 81, 10-4.

Additional emergency responders are heading to the scene on the lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21
XR5 to citywide. XR5. XR5, can you please show me responding to the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island, the lower level, box 8038, EMS CAD 1226, for a setup?

Firefighters are responding to a 911 report of an MTA bus involved in a crash on the lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
StatenIsland411Box8038,we'llbeonthelowerleveloftheVerrazanoBridgeforanMTAbusinvolvedinanautoaccident.StatenIsland411Box8038,lowerleveloftheVerrazano,lowerleveloftheVerrazanoBridgeforanMTAbusinvolvedinanaccident.074isthetimespectrumonthatone.Thankyou.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

Firefighters confirm that the driver was injured in the crash. An ambulance has arrived to assist.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
21 to 79, okay? Battalion 21. Could make this box an 18 for a 36, uh, 36-3. The bus was just pulled up to the accident. 81 wants the 21 to operate. It'll become 10-8 as the vehicle is available. MTA has the car. The 21 is going to be 10-8. Everybody else can go 10-8 as they can become available.10-4, 10-18-08-03, 10-18-08-03, for 10-36, Code 3, bus 21, battalion.

Emergency responders found the Dodge Durango had crashed into sand barrels eastbound after the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Staten Island 161, standby, possibly, maybe on the SIE now, K. 21 to Staten Island, K. Battalion 21. 81 has the, uh, has the accident. It is a, uh, that went through the, uh, the, uh, yellow, uh, sand barrels. It is after 815 eastbound.
Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
islowerlevel,notonthebridge,youcanrelease149,thisis284,152,wejustneed161toloopbackaroundanduh,thisisuh,161.10-4,doyouwant161received?Gcompany,164and10-4,loopingaround.10-4.Standontheladder,149.Ladder149.

Emergency responders report no visible car accidents on the lower level of the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:26
Enginecompany,161,thisisStanAllen.Engine161.Engine161,traveltolowlevelontheBCBridgeandtoBrooklyn,andwedidn'tseeanycaraccidents.Turnforward,checkbackwith,uh...TBTA.

Firefighters confirm that no MTA bus was involved in the crash. A person in a Dodge Durango suffered a seizure and crashed on the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Staten Island Engine 161. Engine Company 161. Okay, no MTA buses involved in this. It's going to be a Durango, person possibly had a seizure and got into an accident, K. That is on the lower level? That's affirmative. Company 161, 10-4. Ladder 81, received. Ladder 81, 10-4. Battalion 21. Ladder 81, 10-4.

Additional emergency responders are heading to the scene on the lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21
XR5 to citywide. XR5. XR5, can you please show me responding to the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island, the lower level, box 8038, EMS CAD 1226, for a setup?

Firefighters are responding to a 911 report of an MTA bus involved in a crash on the lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
StatenIsland411Box8038,we'llbeonthelowerleveloftheVerrazanoBridgeforanMTAbusinvolvedinanautoaccident.StatenIsland411Box8038,lowerleveloftheVerrazano,lowerleveloftheVerrazanoBridgeforanMTAbusinvolvedinanaccident.074isthetimespectrumonthatone.Thankyou.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

Firefighters confirm that the driver was injured in the crash. An ambulance has arrived to assist.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
21 to 79, okay? Battalion 21. Could make this box an 18 for a 36, uh, 36-3. The bus was just pulled up to the accident. 81 wants the 21 to operate. It'll become 10-8 as the vehicle is available. MTA has the car. The 21 is going to be 10-8. Everybody else can go 10-8 as they can become available.10-4, 10-18-08-03, 10-18-08-03, for 10-36, Code 3, bus 21, battalion.

Emergency responders found the Dodge Durango had crashed into sand barrels eastbound after the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Staten Island 161, standby, possibly, maybe on the SIE now, K. 21 to Staten Island, K. Battalion 21. 81 has the, uh, has the accident. It is a, uh, that went through the, uh, the, uh, yellow, uh, sand barrels. It is after 815 eastbound.
Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
islowerlevel,notonthebridge,youcanrelease149,thisis284,152,wejustneed161toloopbackaroundanduh,thisisuh,161.10-4,doyouwant161received?Gcompany,164and10-4,loopingaround.10-4.Standontheladder,149.Ladder149.

Emergency responders report no visible car accidents on the lower level of the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:26
Enginecompany,161,thisisStanAllen.Engine161.Engine161,traveltolowlevelontheBCBridgeandtoBrooklyn,andwedidn'tseeanycaraccidents.Turnforward,checkbackwith,uh...TBTA.

Firefighters confirm that no MTA bus was involved in the crash. A person in a Dodge Durango suffered a seizure and crashed on the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Staten Island Engine 161. Engine Company 161. Okay, no MTA buses involved in this. It's going to be a Durango, person possibly had a seizure and got into an accident, K. That is on the lower level? That's affirmative. Company 161, 10-4. Ladder 81, received. Ladder 81, 10-4. Battalion 21. Ladder 81, 10-4.

Additional emergency responders are heading to the scene on the lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21
XR5 to citywide. XR5. XR5, can you please show me responding to the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island, the lower level, box 8038, EMS CAD 1226, for a setup?

Firefighters are responding to a 911 report of an MTA bus involved in a crash on the lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
StatenIsland411Box8038,we'llbeonthelowerleveloftheVerrazanoBridgeforanMTAbusinvolvedinanautoaccident.StatenIsland411Box8038,lowerleveloftheVerrazano,lowerleveloftheVerrazanoBridgeforanMTAbusinvolvedinanaccident.074isthetimespectrumonthatone.Thankyou.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

Firefighters confirm that the driver was injured in the crash. An ambulance has arrived to assist.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
21 to 79, okay? Battalion 21. Could make this box an 18 for a 36, uh, 36-3. The bus was just pulled up to the accident. 81 wants the 21 to operate. It'll become 10-8 as the vehicle is available. MTA has the car. The 21 is going to be 10-8. Everybody else can go 10-8 as they can become available.10-4, 10-18-08-03, 10-18-08-03, for 10-36, Code 3, bus 21, battalion.

Emergency responders found the Dodge Durango had crashed into sand barrels eastbound after the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Staten Island 161, standby, possibly, maybe on the SIE now, K. 21 to Staten Island, K. Battalion 21. 81 has the, uh, has the accident. It is a, uh, that went through the, uh, the, uh, yellow, uh, sand barrels. It is after 815 eastbound.
Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
islowerlevel,notonthebridge,youcanrelease149,thisis284,152,wejustneed161toloopbackaroundanduh,thisisuh,161.10-4,doyouwant161received?Gcompany,164and10-4,loopingaround.10-4.Standontheladder,149.Ladder149.

Emergency responders report no visible car accidents on the lower level of the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:26
Enginecompany,161,thisisStanAllen.Engine161.Engine161,traveltolowlevelontheBCBridgeandtoBrooklyn,andwedidn'tseeanycaraccidents.Turnforward,checkbackwith,uh...TBTA.

Firefighters confirm that no MTA bus was involved in the crash. A person in a Dodge Durango suffered a seizure and crashed on the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Staten Island Engine 161. Engine Company 161. Okay, no MTA buses involved in this. It's going to be a Durango, person possibly had a seizure and got into an accident, K. That is on the lower level? That's affirmative. Company 161, 10-4. Ladder 81, received. Ladder 81, 10-4. Battalion 21. Ladder 81, 10-4.

Additional emergency responders are heading to the scene on the lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21
XR5 to citywide. XR5. XR5, can you please show me responding to the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island, the lower level, box 8038, EMS CAD 1226, for a setup?

Firefighters are responding to a 911 report of an MTA bus involved in a crash on the lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
StatenIsland411Box8038,we'llbeonthelowerleveloftheVerrazanoBridgeforanMTAbusinvolvedinanautoaccident.StatenIsland411Box8038,lowerleveloftheVerrazano,lowerleveloftheVerrazanoBridgeforanMTAbusinvolvedinanaccident.074isthetimespectrumonthatone.Thankyou.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

Firefighters confirm that the driver was injured in the crash. An ambulance has arrived to assist.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
21 to 79, okay? Battalion 21. Could make this box an 18 for a 36, uh, 36-3. The bus was just pulled up to the accident. 81 wants the 21 to operate. It'll become 10-8 as the vehicle is available. MTA has the car. The 21 is going to be 10-8. Everybody else can go 10-8 as they can become available.10-4, 10-18-08-03, 10-18-08-03, for 10-36, Code 3, bus 21, battalion.

Emergency responders found the Dodge Durango had crashed into sand barrels eastbound after the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Staten Island 161, standby, possibly, maybe on the SIE now, K. 21 to Staten Island, K. Battalion 21. 81 has the, uh, has the accident. It is a, uh, that went through the, uh, the, uh, yellow, uh, sand barrels. It is after 815 eastbound.
Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
islowerlevel,notonthebridge,youcanrelease149,thisis284,152,wejustneed161toloopbackaroundanduh,thisisuh,161.10-4,doyouwant161received?Gcompany,164and10-4,loopingaround.10-4.Standontheladder,149.Ladder149.

Emergency responders report no visible car accidents on the lower level of the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:26
Enginecompany,161,thisisStanAllen.Engine161.Engine161,traveltolowlevelontheBCBridgeandtoBrooklyn,andwedidn'tseeanycaraccidents.Turnforward,checkbackwith,uh...TBTA.

Firefighters confirm that no MTA bus was involved in the crash. A person in a Dodge Durango suffered a seizure and crashed on the bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Staten Island Engine 161. Engine Company 161. Okay, no MTA buses involved in this. It's going to be a Durango, person possibly had a seizure and got into an accident, K. That is on the lower level? That's affirmative. Company 161, 10-4. Ladder 81, received. Ladder 81, 10-4. Battalion 21. Ladder 81, 10-4.

Additional emergency responders are heading to the scene on the lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:21
XR5 to citywide. XR5. XR5, can you please show me responding to the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island, the lower level, box 8038, EMS CAD 1226, for a setup?

Firefighters are responding to a 911 report of an MTA bus involved in a crash on the lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
StatenIsland411Box8038,we'llbeonthelowerleveloftheVerrazanoBridgeforanMTAbusinvolvedinanautoaccident.StatenIsland411Box8038,lowerleveloftheVerrazano,lowerleveloftheVerrazanoBridgeforanMTAbusinvolvedinanaccident.074isthetimespectrumonthatone.Thankyou.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

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newarkUser2204021004May 20 at 7:54 AM

Good stopping skills with going through a medical emergency!! Praying this person has a full recovery ! Go Sand barrels !👍🙏🏼👏

BrooklynUser982948010May 20 at 3:32 PM

I pray you are okay and hope you get healthy able to drive safely again! 🙏

XRAYSMay 20 at 11:41 AM

I have seizures every time I gotta pay that toll too. Hope your ok!

KJUMay 20 at 7:53 AM

It’s not sand barrels after the bridge, it’s sand barrels on the approach to the bridge, eastbound, before the toll plaza

newarkUser2204021004May 20 at 7:54 AM

Good stopping skills with going through a medical emergency!! Praying this person has a full recovery ! Go Sand barrels !👍🙏🏼👏

BrooklynUser982948010May 20 at 3:32 PM

I pray you are okay and hope you get healthy able to drive safely again! 🙏

XRAYSMay 20 at 11:41 AM

I have seizures every time I gotta pay that toll too. Hope your ok!

KJUMay 20 at 7:53 AM

It’s not sand barrels after the bridge, it’s sand barrels on the approach to the bridge, eastbound, before the toll plaza

newarkUser2204021004May 20 at 7:54 AM

Good stopping skills with going through a medical emergency!! Praying this person has a full recovery ! Go Sand barrels !👍🙏🏼👏

BrooklynUser982948010May 20 at 3:32 PM

I pray you are okay and hope you get healthy able to drive safely again! 🙏

XRAYSMay 20 at 11:41 AM

I have seizures every time I gotta pay that toll too. Hope your ok!

KJUMay 20 at 7:53 AM

It’s not sand barrels after the bridge, it’s sand barrels on the approach to the bridge, eastbound, before the toll plaza

newarkUser2204021004May 20 at 7:54 AM

Good stopping skills with going through a medical emergency!! Praying this person has a full recovery ! Go Sand barrels !👍🙏🏼👏

BrooklynUser982948010May 20 at 3:32 PM

I pray you are okay and hope you get healthy able to drive safely again! 🙏

XRAYSMay 20 at 11:41 AM

I have seizures every time I gotta pay that toll too. Hope your ok!

KJUMay 20 at 7:53 AM

It’s not sand barrels after the bridge, it’s sand barrels on the approach to the bridge, eastbound, before the toll plaza

newarkUser2204021004May 20 at 7:54 AM

Good stopping skills with going through a medical emergency!! Praying this person has a full recovery ! Go Sand barrels !👍🙏🏼👏

BrooklynUser982948010May 20 at 3:32 PM

I pray you are okay and hope you get healthy able to drive safely again! 🙏

XRAYSMay 20 at 11:41 AM

I have seizures every time I gotta pay that toll too. Hope your ok!

KJUMay 20 at 7:53 AM

It’s not sand barrels after the bridge, it’s sand barrels on the approach to the bridge, eastbound, before the toll plaza

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