Car crashes into light pole, electrical lines down, Mercer County WV
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TrafficA single vehicle slid into a light pole on Thornton Avenue, causing the pole to break and electrical lines to come down. Fire units were paged to assist at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
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02:41
Transcript:
00:00
Sir have a single vehicle, MV.A., 4 or 7th, Fortin Avenue.
00:06
It's 22 shows a row, slid into the light pole.
00:12
She has her merchandise on advice there are lines down.
00:16
We're going to page fire.
00:21
can get out.
00:27
Control, you say up, Morton.
00:31
Yes, 407, Thornton.
00:34
10,
00:35
10 things in Roswell.
00:38
Cops for 736.
00:47
You have some come out by that way?
00:54
10 for a vehicle runover and a dish down there near the Palm Station.
01:03
I'd hide in here, bud, right up.
01:04
I went down there, you'll meet around like you're in.
01:09
That's no problem.
01:10
I think here, sir.
01:18
814 control, we're going to be loaded in Route Bluefield.
01:23
Copy. He said in 40.
01:29
814 control, we're going to be out bluecub.
01:34
I can't. 743.
01:42
26 or 7.7, back everybody kid at 1841.
01:49
Copy, good morning.
01:56
You're going.
01:58
6 control. I'm not there.
02:02
Officer 744.
02:06
6 control.
02:12
106. I don't think it's an actual AP line that's broke,
02:19
but the actual poles broke.
02:21
So you might want to still call him if you did.
02:24
Copy and you said it's not an actual pole that's broke? No,
02:29
it is the actual pole that's broke.
02:31
AEP pole. I also know for the power, like,
02:35
snap.
02:37
It's a pole itself.
02:39
Tempor, well, it's not the AP.
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Location mentioned:
Thornton Ave, West Virginia 24740
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