Utility pole falls onto trash truck on Orange Street, Salem MA
TrafficA utility pole fell onto a trash truck on Orange Street. The wires landed on the truck. No one was trapped or injured.
Audio|Source: Gloucester Police Dispatch
02:2
Transcript:
00:00
I got a track on the street with our way as on top of it and the polls will be over.
00:08
Can you notify a national grid?
00:10
What street are you on, (name withheld)?
00:11
Orange Street, Rock your neck.
00:12
10-4[1].
00:13
You able to get a poll number as well?
00:15
3-1-3-1.
00:17
Thank you. Yeah, can you send a cruise route this way and I'll give you the plate number of the trash truck?
00:22
Sure, go over that plate.
00:23
MassRed 6508.
00:24
Receive.
00:25
Control, that of 84[2].
00:26
Okay, that has my rest.
00:28
Receive, thank you.
00:29
On hold of National Grid now.
00:30
Everybody's trapped in that vehicle?
00:32
No, they're out of it.
00:34
They actually didn't hit it.
00:35
The pole just came down and they stopped shot and the wires landed on their truck.
00:39
So... Ten-four.
00:41
National grid's been notified.
00:42
They'll call back with an ETA and 84[2] is en route.
00:44
Okay, the license number of the operator is Sierra 1675-1097.
00:54
Proceeded.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Message received
[2]
84: Unit en route
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Location mentioned:
Orange St, Salem, MA 01970
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