Oversized container truck damages wires and traffic signal, Torrington CT
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TrafficAn oversized container truck damaged wires and a traffic signal near Prospect Place and East Elm Street. The truck was last seen heading towards Route 8.
Audio|Heard on: Torrington Police and Fire
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00:56
Transcript:
00:00
Is there a unit anywhere near the area of Burger King on East Elm? There's a large oversized container vehicle that just ripped down a bunch of wires and struck a traffic signal near Prospect Place and East Elm Street.
00:15
Oh, 3d6.7. 6.7.
00:25
If you could make your way over to the area, is 312.
00:29
Which location do they need to check?
00:33
Currently not worried about the wires.
00:35
I'm more concerned about it striking a bridge abutment or something thereof.
00:38
It's a large,
00:39
oversized container truck.
00:41
Possibly headed towards Route 8.
00:42
It was last seen on Route 4 headed in that direction.
00:50
Ryder 6-7, if you could just keep an eye out for that vehicle, maybe over by all these.
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Location mentioned:
Prospect St, Torrington, CT 06790
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