Car crashes into pole, ignites fire on Rte 156, Old Lyme CT
TrafficA car left the road on Rte 156 near Old Lyme, Connecticut, and crashed into a telephone pole. The pole broke and caught fire at the top, causing power lines to fall onto the vehicle. The car also caught fire. Emergency crews and the electric utility are responding. The condition of the driver is unknown at this time.
Audio|Source: Old Lyme Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
One car off the road,
00:01
airbag deployment.
00:02
Power lines are down on the vehicle with a broken telephone pole 15 feet away from it burning at the top.
00:17
How should have you on the scene? One car, into the pole,
00:20
fire's on the car, full on fire.
00:22
This is the occupants still in the car and Eversource[1] on I-A-1?
00:25
Start Eversource[1] priority one, unsure occupant condition at this time, attempting to determine at this point.
00:34
Roger getting a resource model launch.
00:36
Alley Shore, rescue 38 getting route, driver only.
00:39
Rescue 38 hurt, driver on.
00:40
Valley Shore Emus 367 responding, driver only.
00:43
Amel 37 hurt.
00:44
Now I sure achieve 38 on scene.
00:46
I'll have it closed on the 156 side.
00:48
All right. Any on scene, sir? Both closed.
00:52
CSP is also on scene, it sounds like, and we're on the floor there first now.
00:57
In those 37O-Land command, can I command from 156 side?
01:01
Yes, you can make access from either direction at this time.
01:04
Roger?
01:05
I was sure an old line command.
01:06
338 the engine three.
01:08
Go ahead, Valley Shore.
01:09
EverSource has been notified for a priority one response.
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They advise that you treat the area as live until their representatives gets on scene.
01:16
Received. Thank you, Valley Short.
01:18
Hold by Mention 3rd Street, 38.
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Engine 3 on your approach, hold back from my vehicle by about 100 feet.
01:26
Probably that, we're just approaching I-95 right now.
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38 to 381. You want me to walk over there, stay on the side.
01:34
I'll come to you.
01:36
Receive sounds like we got a patient at that house or the CST officer just went.
01:41
Valis-3-5 respondent.
01:43
Engine 3 on scene.
01:45
Rescue, you're holdout right there.
01:47
Valley Shore, Rescue 38th, on scene.
01:50
Rescue 38 out.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Eversource: Electric utility notified due to downed power lines
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Location mentioned:
Rte 156, Old Lyme, CT 06371
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