Vehicle hits pole near Comstock Parkway, Cranston RI
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible traffic accident involving a plow and a car near Comstock Parkway and Sweet Pea Drive in Cranston. Early reports indicated a utility pole may have been broken. Rhode Island Energy was notified. The exact location was initially uncertain, but responders later confirmed it near Newberry Village.
Audio|Heard on: Providence RI Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine six, ladder three, rescue three.
00:02
Engine six, ladder three, rescue three, respond to Comstock Parkway near Fifth Avenue.
00:08
Report of a plow involved collision.
00:12
Engine six, ladder three, rescue three.
00:15
Comstock Parkway near Cituate Avenue.
00:17
Report of a car striking a pole.
00:21
Will be in from Cituate Avenue on Comstock Parkway.
00:26
Caller did not have a numerical address.
00:30
Time out at 706.
00:33
Rescue three to fire alarm, do you have a better location?
00:37
Not finding any accident on Comstock.
00:41
Caller was unsure.
00:44
It's at Newberry Village.
00:48
Received, engine six, Newberry Village.
00:50
Problem engine six, you can pull out of three back in service.
00:53
Rhode Island Energy responding to the pole snapped in half.
00:58
Pole number withheld at this location.
01:02
Received pole number withheld.
01:03
Is that on Comstock Parkway?
01:06
That's affirmative on Comstock at the corner of Sweet Pea.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Comstock Pkwy & Sweet Pea Dr, Cranston, RI 02921
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