Car strikes utility pole on Oak Street, Alfred ME
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a motor vehicle accident on Oak Street near Hanson Bridge in Alfred, Maine, where a car struck a utility pole. The pole was snapped and wires were down, leading to temporary road closures north of McDougall Orchards.
Audio|Heard on: York County Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:31
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch from the air force, Springville hydrant filling up.
00:02
Still one for motor vehicle accident, car versus telephone pole, Hanson Bridge and Oak Street.
00:06
Move your tones to twelve six.
00:09
Dispatch, engine one.
00:12
Engine one.
00:18
Engine one, ambulance one will be en route to the area of Oak Street and Ridge Road for an MVC.
00:26
Copy engine 181 responding.
00:27
Caller advising me this phone pole and the vehicle’s leaning against it.
00:34
They’re going to be on Hanson and Ridge Roads between McDougall’s and Oak Street.
00:43
We copy the update.
00:51
Dispatch, engine three.
00:54
Engine.
00:58
He’s not a cop for engine three, truck thirty-seven.
01:01
The area of city hall or gas.
01:06
Copy.
01:25
Both.
01:33
Units are at city hall investigating.
01:46
Hey, if you can block this side, we’re going to go on.
01:56
Dispatch from anyone.
02:03
On Hanson Bridge Road, we’re closing the road completely just north of McDougall Orchards.
02:10
We’ve got a truck into a pole, pole is snapped, wires are down.
02:13
We’ll be investigating further.
02:24
Engine 181 on scene closing down the road completely before McDougall.
02:29
Into a pole, pole snapped completely.
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Location mentioned:
Oak St, Alfred, ME 04002
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