Two-vehicle rear-end crash snaps pole in Alma, Alma MI
TrafficA rear-end crash involving two vehicles occurred near Bridge and Washington in Alma. The crash broke a utility pole, which is leaning towards the road but not blocking it. No injuries have been reported. Eastbound traffic near Winn is temporarily closed for safety. The utility company has been notified but no arrival time is known.
Audio|Source: Gratiot County Police and Fire
03:58
Transcript:
00:00
T.I. 14, central clear stop. They're off the lines. Got me. Still, alma units for PDA[1], Bridge, Washington. 302. Two vehicle, PDA, rear end. Bridge in Washington, they are stating no injuries. Pass it.
00:29
302 vehicles are going to be in the road still. Central 294, your status. I'm secure. I got all of the Zemphal. I'm in route back to the scene. Copy. This is Ranchet Central from Alma Engine 4. Engine 4.
00:55
Can you show us in Rout with 2 please? Show you in Rout with 2, (number withheld). Central from 1-2. 1-2, go ahead. Central, you can show me out here. The pole is snapped off. Everything is still intact. There is no lines in the roadway. Copy no lines in the roadway.
01:23
Elma fire on scene, pole snapped off, everything is intact and nothing in the roadway. I caught me (number withheld) like side. Can we pull a number for the chef? Put it under you (number withheld). Perfect, thank you. Okay there, Charlotte.
01:50
Once you were just checking if you had Travis. That's a negative, not at this time. Got it.
02:05
Central 13. One-three. One-three. I'll be on seeing here. One-three in. Shut down at Win-ins until Fire figures out what they need. Shut down at Winns. Only eastbound traffic, though.
02:33
EVE found shut down at Winnon in (number withheld). Central from 1-2. 2. Control from Alma 1-2. 1-2, go ahead. Just verify in central. Consumers has been notified, is that correct?
02:59
A for him, they have a notified no T ETA. Probably that. Just be your day, the pole is snapped in half. And it's leaning towards the road, but it's not an arrow rate dispatched. I'm headed over to Bridge of Washington. We're being killed priority three. We're coming to you from Superior and Pine.
03:27
Copy that, Bridger and Washington mail complaining of that change after a rear end. Copy that.
Police codes explained
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[1]
PDA: Property Damage Accident
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Alma, MI 48801
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