Ten-wheel truck hits utility pole on Crescent Street, Rockland MA
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A ten-wheel truck struck a utility pole near Crescent Street in Rockland, causing the pole to lean into the road and telephone lines to come down. The driver initially stayed in the vehicle but later left the scene. No electrical lines were affected.
Audio|Heard on: Rockland Fire
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01:33
Transcript:
00:00
Rockland Fire Dispatch at engine 12, 17, Crescent Street.
00:04
Motor vehicle accident, 744.
00:13
Rock, we're off the fire engine 12.
00:18
Engine 12.
00:20
Be visor an update from the caller.
00:23
Possibly not as big as 18 wheeler but 10 wheeler drove into the pole.
00:27
Driver still in the vehicle, unknown injuries.
00:34
Okay, receive.
00:36
We'll give you an update in a second.
00:45
We're awesome fire engine, hold B-by, that vehicle has now taken off.
00:51
Okay,
00:53
Resey, we're on Zee in here now.
00:54
We do have a poll that's waiting.
00:55
I'll get you a poll number one second.
00:57
Could you sign a national grid to this location?
01:00
We're on.
01:03
We're on.
01:10
272 to fire line for National Grid.
01:12
This is going to be pole number one on Crescent Street.
01:16
Leading significantly into the roadway.
01:18
We have just a couple telephone lines down.
01:20
No electrical lines.
01:26
There is a poll number one on Crescent Street, leaning into the roadway.
01:30
Telephone lines down.
01:31
I'm still trying to get a hold of them now.
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Location mentioned:
Crescent St, Rockland, MA 02370
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