Vehicle strikes telephone pole near Cortland Road, Tucker County WV
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A single vehicle struck a telephone pole near Cortland Road along Appalachian Highway. The driver did not stop, and details on injuries or damage are unclear.
Audio|Heard on: Tucker County Public Safety
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03:14
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, Tucker County, EMS, Company 30.
00:03
We have a report of one vehicle into a telephone pole on Appalachian Highway.
00:14
Somewhere in the vicinity of the Cortland Road, caller could not give us very good details.
00:20
She said it was between.
00:23
Canaan Valley and Cortland Road.
00:27
First alert,
00:29
(number withheld).
00:33
As you do it.
00:37
(number withheld).
00:40
(number withheld).
00:48
Seven to Parker, Com, I'll start out something to get any further.
00:56
Again, the driver did not stop.
00:59
This was a call that the vehicle hit, like what you thought was a toll.
01:05
It would be coming from Davis area down into Canaan Valley.
01:11
It would be on your left below Cortland Road in Appalachian Highway, on Appalachian Highway.
01:23
Two and four.
01:26
They noted any damage to the pole or anything, or do they not advise?
01:33
Did not advise?
01:37
Okay, two and four.
01:38
I'll just stand by then.
01:39
If there's damage, I'll respond.
01:42
If there's not, then there's no point to me trying to get up there.
01:48
Funny?
01:51
5.4, you're responding at (number withheld).
01:54
Again, 5.4, this is a bypasser that called this in.
01:58
Since you could see one person in the vehicle appeared to drive into a telephone call,
02:05
they did not stop.
02:07
We have no further information.
02:08
Go ahead.
02:11
24.
02:16
And this is reported in the vicinity of Cortland Road and, to name, BFS area.
02:27
Thank you. Okay.
02:32
Dr. 2.30 response.
02:37
Chief 30, you're responding at (number withheld).
02:41
Chief 30, we have not much information to give you the caller wasn't even sure of the exact location other than between the BFS station in Canaan Valley and Cortland Road.
02:57
There's be one vehicle into a pole with at least one person.
03:02
Go ahead.
03:07
Okay, we'll find it.
03:10
10 4th. She's 30.
03:13
(number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Cortland Rd & Appalachian Hwy, West Virginia 26260
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