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EMILY:..BREAKING OFF THE TOP--
A WILD SCENE IN KALAMAZOO-A
TANKER FLIPPED ACROSS BUSY
WESTNEDGE AVENUE NEAR INKSTER
IN THE WESTNEDGE HILL
NEIGHBORHOOD--
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:..LUCKILY-- NO ONE IS HURT.
I'M EMILY
LINNERT.BRIAN:..I'M BRIAN
STERLING..
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BRIAN:..LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO
24 HOUR NEWS 8'S BRADY GILLUM
LIVE AT THE SCENE IN
KALAMAZOO-
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BRADY:..I AM AT THE CORNER OF
WESTNEDGE AND INKSTER IN THE
HEART OF KALAMAZOO. I WANT TO
SHOW YOU WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE.
A TANKER TRUCK HAS ROLLED ONTO
ITS SIDE BLOCKING ALL FOUR
LANES OF TRAFFIC WESTNEDGE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T
FAMILIAR, WESTNEDGE IS
KALAMAZOO'S MAIN NORTH/SOUTH
ARTERY. THIS COULDN'T HAVE
HAPPENED AT THE WORST TIME, AS
IT'S NOW JUST AFTER 5 PM
DURING RUSH HOUR.
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THE GOOD NEWS IS THE TANKER IS
CARRYING A NON-HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL. IT'S NOT FLAMMABLE
OR COMBUSTIBLE. THERE'S NO
RISK TO THE PUBLIC. HERE'S
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR: THE
TANKER WAS DRIVING NORTH ON
WESTNEDGE WHEN IT APPEARS AS
THOUGH A SOUTHBOUND CAR
CROSSED THE CENTER LANE,
CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SWERVE
AND LOSE CONTROL. THIS TANKER
MAY BE HERE AND THE ROAD SHUT
DOWN FOR ANOTHER SIX HOURS. A
SECOND TANKER IS DRIVING FROM
NORTHERN MICHIGAN. THE
CONTENTS OF THIS TRUCK WILL BE
TRANSFERRED INTO THAT NEW
TANKER. THEN THE CRASHED
TANKER CAN BE MOVED.
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SGT JASON HENDRICK, KDPS1:40
"WE KNOW THAT WESTNEDGE IS A
MAJOR ARTERY COMING IN AND OUT
OF DOWNTOWN. WE UNDERSTAND
IT'S A TREMENDOUS
INCONVENIENCE. BUT WE'RE
ASKING FOLKS TO DRIVE AROUND
AVOID THE AREA IF YOU CAN.
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BRADY:..CONTINUE TO FOLLOW....
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THANKS BRADY
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