Truck sinks and hits hydrant near Dobbin Center, Columbia MD
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As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies responded to a possible traffic hazard near the Liberty Gas Station off Dobbin Center Way, where a U-Haul truck reportedly sank several feet into the ground and hit a fire hydrant, causing water to flow onto the parking lot. Utilities were notified to assist at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Howard MD Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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1 over 12 for 1050 traffic hazard.
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1 over 12.
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It's the Liberty gas station, near Dobbin Center Way off of Dobbin Road.
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Be your caller (name withheld), they're in a U-Haul truck.
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They say that the ground collapsed and the truck fell about two feet into the ground, but it's in the parking lot.
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Be advised we had a second caller who said the truck hit a fire hydrant and there's water everywhere.
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Water spewing everywhere.
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Utilities are being notified.
00:31
Reference the hydrant.
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Location mentioned:
Dobbin Center Way, Columbia, MD 21045
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