Vehicle hits utility pole and leaves scene in Buffalo, Buffalo NY

Traffic

Reported: 11/8/2025 08:30 PM

Near N Forest Rd, Buffalo, NY 14221

A vehicle struck a utility pole near North Forest Rd in Buffalo and then left the scene heading toward Maple. The collision caused wires to fall and led to road closures in the area.

Audio|Source: Amherst Police Dispatch

02:12

Transcript:

00:00

Report of a car accident, a carvers a pole near North Forest.

00:09

Number 11.

00:13

Car hit the pole is still there.

00:19

Second caller is now telling us the car hit it and left.

00:21

It should be a Subaru Forester.

00:24

Chatsboy, do we have a caller.

00:30

I'm just pulling up here, uh, there's somewhere here, I'll talk to him.

00:38

I was just super for the wind, the forest of the wind, the forest of maple.

00:46

That's all right, I have a tire that looks damage, so I'm just going to get through car at least.

01:02

Do you repeat what you said about the forest and maple?

01:10

There was two callers on it.

01:12

The first one said the vehicle that struck the pole was still on scene.

01:15

Second caller said there was a Subaru 4 so they hit it and left towards Maple.

01:24

We got some layers down so we're going to have to shut down North Forrest.

01:30

Tap 4.

01:35

Available.

01:36

We have them at North Forest and Sheridan closing that off.

01:41

And then North Forest and Indian Trail.

01:45

10-4[1]. The only car I'll have is 5 when he clears in a second.

01:49

10-4[1].

01:54

We said this, but do we have another car to help shut this down?

02:03

We'll need it at Forest and Sheridan.

02:06

Three, I'm assuming you're going towards Maple.

02:09

Yeah, I'm going to put some cones out at Forest Indian Trail.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.

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