Juvenile traffic accident shuts down route with damaged power box, Leesport PA


A traffic accident at Pottsville Pike and Bellman's Church Road involved at least two juvenile passengers injured. There was no fire or entrapment. The crash damaged a power box controlling multiple traffic lights, causing several lights to stop working and resulting in a full road closure to manage traffic and cleanup.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Good all. Or, Assistant 371 is responding.
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Assistant 371 copy of responding, 0.035.
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We're waiting on PD to advise injuries or any additional.
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Can you get off the place to rescue responding?
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Can you repeat?
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You can please rescue 37 responding?
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Okay, Rescue 37, copy responding.
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Israel 36? Okay, rescue 37, copy responding, 036.
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Okay, June 66 you're responding.
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Is that in June 662?
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Engine 66 is responding.
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Copy engine 66, you're responding, 036.036.
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Trust, 161, they're off.
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Rescue, engine 66, 1, you're responding to 036.36.
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Medell 711-11 works.
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6-0-1. The B-Avise, we got traffic across northbound 161 at any of the Ameri.
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Trophy, we need the whole highway shut down.
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They did advise no entrapment, no fire.
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At least two leave out for one male, juvenile, one female, juvenile.
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Postal location.
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No one, copy on location.
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System 3701, Lieutenant 37, we'll copy.
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First, rescue and assisted 371 arriving on location.
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Rescue and assistance 371 on location 038.038.
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Also be advised, Rescue 40, fail to respond.
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Did you want them covered?
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Not at this time with negative intraven.
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Copy. That was the question.
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We have your allocation 0-030.
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On Alani Township, Pottsville Pike and Bellman's Church Road, fire police for traffic control.
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Station 37 Fire Police[1] on Alani Township, Pottsville Pike and Bellman's Church Road on Route 61 Northbound for traffic control after a motor vehicle, Lackston, 0-039.
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Our system 30-7-1.
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Assistant 37-1.
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You give me 40 and 66 fire to police also please.
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Copy 40 and 66 fire police.
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Honolani Township, Ottsville Pike and Belmont Church Road, Fireplace for traffic control.
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Station 40 and station 66 fire please.
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Honolani Township, Ottsville, Pike, and Beleman, Church Road, 61 northbound.
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Traffic control after a motor bay oflaxman, C.040.4.
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Okay, brush 40, copy your responding.
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David for the negative entrapment, uh,
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0,040. Okay,
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Rishi. Okay. Okay. Okay, 6371.
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The system 371.
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The system 371.
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We have a traffic light that's been affected, also a power box that's been taken out by the accident.
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I'm not sure if we've met anyone would handle that.
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Okay, traffic value said a power box?
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Correct, the power box that controls the traffic light.
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Belize that might be Telko, we'll check.
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Oh, it's just that'd be it.
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Recease, we'll notify them.
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See, obviously the light's not working there.
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Yeah, the traffic light toll them, I don't four of them are out.
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This is 37 one works.
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Oh, Justice 371.
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Also be advised, I'm not sure you copy.
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Push 40 is in Railroad 4.
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Preced. You can recall 66 except with the exception of fireplace and 40 continue in.
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Okay, so recall 66 with the accession of fire police and 4 you continue.
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So zero for you.
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This isn't 371 first, 40.
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All right. Do you use the search 61 down in Moresville or continue to see it?
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If you want to shut it down at Moresville until we get fireplace, that's fine.
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We continue to handle debris clean up before the compound scene.
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Thank you. It will be sent in time shortly.
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Utility, 37, responding.
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Facility 37, copy and responding.
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0.043.
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Utility 37, 2, assistant 37, 1A.
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You can place us on 61 and moreover, we're shutting down to 61 South Carolina.
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Okay, brush 40 on location, 040B.
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You're a 37 off still now.
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Go on. This is 337.
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You tell me 37, go ahead.
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Utility-37s with assistant, where you want me to shut it down or do you want me to come straight to the scene?
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Do me a favor, cut up Arlington, run out Indian Manor, and block off the secondary entrance at Indian Manor and developments, please.
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Please see, Indian Manor and Arlington, we'll shut it down.
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Just parked across the top of the hill because we have no traffic lights at 61 of elements.
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Racing.
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Our extension is 66.
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Thanks.
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Lee from radio traffic for your recall.
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I'll probably have started to the recall and I was still talking.
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License available, switch in a paper.
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Copy Alpacistee available, 0.045.
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Erks, Rescue 40, is there out?
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Okay, Rescue 40, your respond is 045.45.
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For Annali Township, Possible, Pike and Bellarmine, Churchville, with the exception of 66 Fire Police[1], company 66,000, 0.045.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Fire Police: Units providing traffic control at accident scenes
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Location mentioned:
Near Pottsville Pike, Leesport, PA 19533
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