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Tractor-trailer strikes pole and brings down wiresScranton PA

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S 9th Ave & Meridian Ave, Scranton, PA 18504

According to the dispatch call, a tractor-trailer hit a pole at the intersection near Meridian and North 9th Avenue in Scranton, causing wires to fall. The utility company was notified to handle the downed wires. It is unclear if the driver remains in the vehicle.

Audio|Heard on: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Lackawanna County dispatching, 1014, respond the intersection of Meridian and North 9th Avenue for a tractor-trailer-vers-pole, wires down.
00:10
Lackawanna County dispatching, 1014, respond the intersection of Meridian and North 9th Avenue in Scranton for a tractor-trailer-vers-pole, wires down.
00:20
Time is 1258, switching out for it and below.
00:28
I'm going to be.
00:43
Susquehanna County, Montrose, EMS, second call, second crew needed, respond 859, Lake Roy Circle, Franklin Township, Cross Streets.
00:54
Lake Roy Road, for a male, possible stroke, ALS priority.
01:01
Susquehanna County, Montrose EMS, second call, second crew needed, respond 859, Lake Roy Circle, Franklin Township, Cross Streets, Lake Roy Road,
01:12
male, possible stroke, ALS priority, respond on EMS ops.
01:19
1259.
01:25
Zero,
01:26
122, 59, 59.
01:30
Kani on Montrose 2.
01:32
Kany on Montrose 2.
01:42
Recent notes here, do we have layers involved? Do we have PPL on the way?
01:49
Tense for PPL, they are reported to them.
01:56
Town's floor.
01:57
Are you in the trap, man?
01:59
Or just they're still in the vehicle?
02:06
The wires are over the trailer.
02:09
I'm not sure if the driver is still inside or not.

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Location mentioned:
S 9th Ave & Meridian Ave, Scranton, PA 18504

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  1. Follow-Up Communication
  2. Driver Status and Hazard Update
  3. On-Scene Conditions
  4. Assessment and Utility Notification
  5. Initial Dispatch

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