Vehicle hits pole and transformer explodes near state highway, Lewis County MO
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A vehicle struck a pole near State Highway 6 in LaBelle and left the scene. A transformer also exploded at the location, and fire department is responding.
Audio|Heard on: West Central IL and North East Mo Counties Public Safety
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00:38
Transcript:
00:00
It looks like we might have a vehicle that struck this pole.
00:05
It looked like they might have backed into it.
00:07
There's a little vehicle fragments laying right next to the pole.
00:11
And there's no longer a vehicle any way around.
00:17
We'll let Lewis County know.
00:22
I have a deputy respond to near State Highway 6 in LaBelle.
00:29
We have fire department out there for what was reported as a transformer that blew up.
00:35
They're standing it looks like a traffic crash leave the scene.
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Location mentioned:
State Hwy 6, La Belle Township, MO 63447
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