Vehicle crashed on Phillips road causing power outage, Winn ME
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TrafficA vehicle lost control on Phillips Road due to black ice, crashed into a tree which then fell onto power lines causing a power outage. No injuries were reported. Fire and power companies were notified.
Audio|Heard on: Maine State Police Dispatch Zone 3A
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01:50
Transcript:
00:00
Crash near Phillips Road and Winn.
00:03
Our caller's son, (name withheld), hit black ice on the road by their house and went off the road and hit a tree.
00:10
The tree then fell into a power line and took it out and there's no power in the area.
00:19
Can you just send out fire as well, get that road shut down on the other side?
00:28
Acknowledged.
00:31
Well, let the power company know as well.
00:38
Acknowledged, any injuries at all?
00:42
Negative, son walked to the house to let his mother know.
00:50
(number withheld).
00:53
No injury, son then walked home to the house and his mom is the one calling, they also don't have a preference on a wrecker.
01:04
Is that four vehicle still on the road?
01:10
People went off the road into the tree.
01:14
It does sound like the tree is still on the power line.
01:24
There's nothing but wood in the road.
01:31
Nothing in the roadway, tree just fell onto the power lines but they didn't actually fall onto the roadway.
01:41
Copy that, thanks.
01:47
You can disregard fire on that place.
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Location mentioned:
Phillips Rd, Winn, ME 04495
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