Possible four-vehicle crash with one injury on Highway 231 at Tower Road
Mon Oct 5, 2026 at 1:03 PM CT · SOUTHPORT · Bay County
Possible four-vehicle crash with one injury on Highway 231
EMS and fire units were sent to a crash at Highway 231 and Tower Road. Crews reported one patient with a leg injury and said the crash may involve four vehicles.
No word on lane closures or delays. If you drive through the area, expect emergency traffic and use caution. Preliminary scanner traffic – not an official report. Map shows an approximate area only.
What we know
- Reported: Mon Oct 5, 2026 at 1:03 PM CT
- Location: Highway 231 near Tower Road, north Bay County
- Community: SOUTHPORT
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | Possible four-vehicle crash with one injury on Highway 231 EMS and fire units were sent to a crash at Highway 231 and Tower Road. Crews reported one patient with a leg injury and said the crash may involve four vehicles. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | Whether lanes are blocked Final vehicle count Patient condition beyond a leg injury Cause of the crash |
Dispatch timeline
Fire/EMS dispatched to a collision at Highway 231 and Tower Road; one patient with a leg injury, possible four vehicles.
Source: Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
If you were involved in a crash
- Florida requires you to call law enforcement for a crash with an injury, a fatality, a hit-and-run, a DUI, or when a vehicle needs a wrecker.
- Crash reports are handled by the investigating agency and filed with the state. You can request yours from the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles crash-report page.
Source: Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, flhsmv.gov/traffic-crash-reports
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