Multi-vehicle crash snaps pole, blocks Highway 11 near Volcano, Volcano HI
Roadway closure sparks concern after a multi-vehicle crash snaps a telephone pole and leaves low-hanging wires blocking Highway 11 near Volcano, prompting emergency response for possible injuries.
Audio|Source: Big Island Hawaii Puna, Volcano, Kau Public Safety
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Transcript:
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The highway is closed at this time.
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We have a couple telephone lines that are really low, only about 10 feet off the road surface.
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And one pole that snapped is a telephone line, not a power line.
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It's on the...
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Elka side of the highway and once again one telephone pole has snapped but the lines, majority of the lines are still up in the air.
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Thank you, RPA 10-2.
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Thank you.
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Central True One.
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Let us check on the RO for the Black For Honor,
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Angu XRA,
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Whiskey, 317.
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Your name is Tessi.
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She got a revoked class 3.
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Expiration is 722, 2027.
01:09
I'll put in the call.
01:12
Thank you. We need a real lot of this vehicle.
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It's about 10 feet into the bushes,
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into a pole.
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It's not going to have to pull out of the bushes.
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It's a ditch about four feet deep.
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He claims the responsible should be all the way at the top to the left.
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He claimed that he didn't have gas.
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Out.
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Are we going to be able to open up at least one lane or is it going to be shut down until they clear that telephone pole?
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We want some low-hanging wires that a truck will hit.
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We're going to have to hold this road close until we get that fixed.
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If we try to expedite that, come out.
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Telephone.
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Telephone wires are not electrical but they're about four wires are super low hanging.
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815 copy and central Kenan notified property agency to see if they connect tonight.
02:29
Just ahead it up it looks like fire is calling Hawaiian tell right now.
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Copy. Copy.
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Number one, if you can switch to a Puno, one.
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Three, foreign,
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area.
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Okay.
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...remal units, roll out unit.
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Transported.
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Number one, Highway 11 and Oli, Connie,
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a company 19 unseen, multiple vehicle accident, and possible three patients.
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Okay, Marwan, you're using this, backup.
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We'll be on 19, making checks.
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Okay,
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you can just survive the bar.
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He's in the hospital.
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Okay,
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cut.
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Fire control, many of the files available from the hospital returning.
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Break.
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MR1, what's your right location? We can take the call in the 19th district.
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HI-11, Volcano, HI
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