Vehicle accident with downed power lines shuts Highway 31, Bulls Gap TN


A vehicle accident on Highway 31 near Church Lane and Johnigan Rose caused power lines to fall and blocked the entire road up the mountain. Emergency workers are handling the situation and have closed the road for safety.
Audio|Source: Bulls Gap Fire
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Transcript:
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Lakeview Station 24. Priority 1[1]. 311. Highway 31. Morpurg. Cross of Church Lane and Johnigan Rose. Lakeview Fire Department Station 2. Fire Mutual A[2]. Time of 0841.
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Go ahead. They're both they want the same traffic around at the fire department zero thirty one. They want the whole roadway shut down coming up the mountain. They have an accident. They're going to have a mountain shut down for a while, really power lines down. Vehicle traffic back up.
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I'm requesting you stop traffic at the fire department.
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Nope, shut down traffic. Yeah, can't form on the inspection through us. They said they would call back and advise when they want the road to open up again. They just have a mess on top of the mountain.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Priority 1: High-priority emergency response
[2]
Fire Mutual A: Fire department mutual aid channel
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Location mentioned:
Bulls Gap, TN 37711
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