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Disabled 18-wheeler truck blocks traffic near CambridgeCambridge MA

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Near Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Police responded to a disabled 18-wheeler truck with a broken clutch near Cambridge Street causing heavy traffic congestion. A tow truck was called to remove the vehicle.

Audio|Source: Cambridge Police
02:10
Transcript:
00:00
We are. Be advised one block over from Carlisle Street and Prospect Street near Cambridge Street.
00:07
There's a motor vehicle disabled.
00:09
They just called, they stated they did call a tow truck, but they're causing traffic over there.
00:14
All right. I'll take care of it.
00:16
Proceed.
00:21
Proceed.
00:23
Answering.
00:28
Entering Harvard 16.
00:30
Baker 1 control.
00:32
Stand by Baker 1.
00:35
Control to Harvard 16.
00:41
Harvard 15.
00:42
I'm going off in a minute.
00:43
I'll tell you how.
00:45
Receive, Harvard 15.
00:49
Answering Baker 1.
00:54
86 Yankees, about your man at Academy.
00:57
Receive.
01:00
The driver's on location.
01:05
Wagon.
01:09
Insert,
01:11
wagon,
01:12
and receive, flybar.
01:17
Control to the wagon.
01:21
Wagon. Wagon.
01:25
Did you key up?
01:30
So I was just going to call in some type of traffic obstruction on Cambridge Street via much.
01:37
It's clear out now. I'm not sure what exactly it was I'm trying to figure it out.
01:41
Bruce, if we did have a motor vehicle disabled at near Cambridge Street caused the traffic.
01:47
That was probably it.
01:50
You're out of control.
01:52
Any turn.
01:57
An 18-wheeler's gun truck, clutch is broken, he has a tow coming,
02:03
70 and other traffic units or patrol units like that hell, traffic's going to be pretty jammed up for a while.

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Near Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139

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