Ladder obstructing lanes on route 9 near interstate 495, Westborough MA
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a ladder was reported blocking lanes on Route 9 eastbound near Interstate 495. Multiple callers said vehicles had to swerve to avoid it, and one vehicle may have hit the ladder.
Audio|Heard on: Westborough Police & Fire
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01:51
Transcript:
00:00
Respond 490 or Route 9 eastbound right by the I-495 on-ramps have a caller reporting that there's a ladder in the road.
00:14
342 received.
00:18
318 W.
00:21
Station W.
00:24
Service 129.
00:27
Racing.
00:29
Station W 32322.
00:33
Station W 323323.
00:37
342.
00:53
Be advised, had a caller reporting that there was a vehicle that possibly struck the ladder.
00:59
She was unsure, though.
01:03
3.3-3-3-3-0.
01:13
Station W to 323 and 342.
01:15
To be advised, we've received about half a dozen calls on this for the ladder on the road.
01:21
Interested.
01:26
3242 W.
01:29
Station W. Station W.
01:33
Is that ladder in the lanes of travel or is it more towards the exit of 495?
01:39
The callers have been reporting that it is in the lanes of travel,
01:44
that a bunch of cars keep having to swerve around it.
01:50
342 received.
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Location mentioned:
MA-9, Westborough, MA
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