Truck collision disrupts traffic and power near Limerick and Ridge, Montgomery County PA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, a truck collided with support cables on a telephone pole near Limerick Center Road and West Ridge Pike. This caused traffic closures and power issues in the area.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery PA Fire-Talk Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:39
Transcript:
00:00
The 5113, Puggesti for generator there at Limerick and Ridge.
00:05
Copy.
00:06
County,
00:08
you put F.E.
00:09
582 in location.
00:11
58 took that?
00:14
75702-1
00:18
What's your situation look like right now?
00:23
3558 responding
00:29
234-4 responding Eastern Avenue, correct
00:35
775-7-1 321, go ahead
00:41
Please are asking that we need something to cut a support table on a pole.
00:45
The truck is hung into the support table.
00:49
Traffic 59 from 582, shutting it down.
00:54
So if you want to move down the road, then I'll go down the crime and wait for traffic 58.
01:02
Copy 582 from traffic 58. No, 52.
01:05
Master, what's your location?
01:09
I'm at Keim and Charlotte.
01:11
PD Torsten down.
01:12
If you want to come here.
01:16
Okay, where's...
01:17
All right.
01:20
County Utility 50 response?
01:23
Okay. You can't cut.
01:25
Have me a P.
01:26
51 responding.
01:29
for thirty-nine transactions.
01:31
All right.
01:33
Okay, one of these are working for there at Limerick and Ridge to the power edge.
01:39
Okay, copy.
01:42
5025 and 72-1.
01:46
Yeah, the truck is wrapped up into the supporting wires of the telephone pole.
01:51
That's the only worth to dictate the truck as the supporting pole.
01:55
The chief did mention that earlier.
01:58
Right, much.
02:01
Track at 59 from traffic 58.
02:05
Number 59, yeah.
02:08
Do you have Charlott Street shut down on the east of south side of this?
02:14
Um,
02:15
are you talking about the other plane where you can shut down?
02:19
Okay, what's your location?
02:22
I'm backing up toward the start the plane.
02:27
All right.
02:29
So P 773, responding?
02:33
At P725, you've got a police coming your direction.
02:36
She's going to take care of reaching out about that pole.
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Location mentioned:
Limerick Center Rd & W Ridge Pike, Limerick Township, PA 19468
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