Single car crash on state highway causes minor injury, Freetown MA
TrafficA single car crash happened on Route 140 south near exit 10 in Freetown, Massachusetts. The driver reported a head injury at first, but later information showed minor damage. All occupants are out of the vehicle. The crash occurred when the driver tried to avoid a black sedan, possibly an Audi, which left the scene. There was no physical contact with that vehicle, but it caused the driver to crash, indicating a hit-and-run incident.
Audio|Source: Freetown Police & Fire
05:52
Transcript:
00:00
Rescue 3, engine 3 responding, Route 140 south, prior to exit 10.
00:07
Rearie, Rescue 3, responding 140 south is prior to exit 10.
00:13
Engine 3 is responding as well.
00:16
Okay, thank you.
00:26
Fire alarm to all responding apparatus should be advised.
00:29
Lakefield's been started for the mutual aid.
00:32
It's a single car motor vehicle crash.
00:34
Caller is reporting head injury.
00:45
One.
00:50
Be advised to fire department is heading out to Route 140 south.
00:53
Just prior to exit 10 for a single car motor vehicle crash, MSP is in route.
01:00
I'm sure they'll be in route.
01:13
Five-four to five one.
01:18
One.
01:21
I'm on a hollin now.
01:23
You want to shoot two, too.
01:28
No. I wouldn't worry about it quite yet.
01:34
There's you.
01:35
I'm assuming MSP is going to be there shortly.
01:44
Unit's just below for a black sedan, possibly a Lexus.
01:50
This is going to be a hit and run.
01:55
Five fog, go ahead, proceed in.
02:00
There's good.
02:06
Control, you may have said it, but did you say sedan, SUV, do we know any of that?
02:13
He believes it was a black sedan, possibly a Lexus.
02:20
Receive both units with all-low.
02:24
All right.
02:37
By the line.
02:39
Responding to 140 south, I mean.
02:45
Receive card 1 here responding 140 south prior to 10.
02:48
Just be advised Lakefield fire is also en route.
03:00
5-1 control.
03:03
Control.
03:06
I'm behind a black Audi, where would the damage be?
03:14
I'd have to call back the caller.
03:17
I don't know if he actually struck the vehicle.
03:20
He stated he was trying to avoid a black sedan, which caused him to get to the accident.
03:28
Received, I'm going to be going signal 8, middle barrow, black sedan, it's going to be a black Audi,
03:35
Mass PC2, Juliet, Kilo, Zulu, 29, to JKV 29.
03:41
It's going to be just at the gardens.
03:55
One to control.
03:58
Control.
04:00
I have you, I do have passenger side damage on this vehicle.
04:06
It does look older, I'm a little rough on itself.
04:14
I get there as well.
04:26
Rescue 3 is on scene.
04:27
We have a single-car MVC in the breakdown lane.
04:31
Minor damage.
04:32
All oxygen are out of the vehicle.
04:37
Receive rescue 3 on scene.
04:39
Single car motor vehicle crash.
04:41
Minor damage.
04:42
All equipment's out of the vehicle.
04:43
Checking for injury.
04:49
Okay,
04:51
the operator is going to be a registered owner, and I have a second ID when you're in the top.
04:57
Receive, just be advised, I did call back the caller from the accident.
05:02
He stated to the vehicle,
05:06
the black sedan in question, was merging at the same time, and he was trying to avoid him.
05:11
There was no actual contact made.
05:13
He just states that that vehicle caused him to crash.
05:17
All right.
05:19
Then we have the phone that you're going to clear that.
05:26
It's just a wall 40.
05:41
Car one follow.
05:47
Have engine two holding quarters.
05:50
I already have two engines out here on the highway that's not path.
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State Hwy 140, Freetown, MA
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