Vehicle crashes into pole, wires down on Beacon St, Pittsburgh PA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded near Beacon Street off Shady Avenue for a vehicle that crashed into a utility pole, bringing down wires. The driver reportedly fled the scene. Duquesne Light was requested to address the hazard, and responders secured the area.
Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh EMS Dispatch - Channel 1
Listen to dispatch call
03:49
Transcript:
00:00
Eighty-two and seven, near Beacon Street off Shady Avenue for a vehicle into a pole.
00:07
Unknown injuries at this time.
00:18
Ambulance forty-six, district guard.
00:23
Forty-six, okay.
00:29
It's 502.
00:34
Followed.
00:37
Now this call in three's area, it's an E3.
00:41
It reads as caller pulled cord by mistake.
00:44
No emergency, no response needed.
00:47
Do you just want me to close this out?
00:50
We can do that.
00:52
Yes, thank you.
00:55
Shift.
01:03
22 is on scene with the medic in touch.
01:08
Copy.
02:07
Eighteen engine and near Beacon Street.
02:39
Dispatch from 18 engine.
02:43
18 engine.
02:47
Yeah, I have Duquesne Light get started to this location right away.
02:53
There's wires down everywhere.
03:25
Yeah, it appears that the driver fled on this one.
03:28
We're looking around but we don't see anything.
03:33
Copy. We're right around the corner.
03:35
We'll just pull up and make sure.
03:45
Just be careful, there's a pole down and there's wires down everywhere.
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Location mentioned:
Beacon St, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
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