Jackknifed tractor-trailer blocks westbound lanes on Main Street, Bennington VT
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TrafficA tractor-trailer jackknifed and blocked the westbound lanes near Main Street in Bennington. Fire, EMS, and police are managing traffic control and road closures on Main Street, Benmont Avenue, and Town Hill to ensure safety and clear the area.
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06:43
Transcript:
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Bennington M-345 and M-344A received two additional calls on this advising that it was just offence and sealed the operator without walking around.
00:12
245.
00:15
M348.
00:21
M348, Bennington arriving.
00:26
Boardee's confirm that the second unit is on the side of the floor.
00:35
Stand by one.
00:45
The truck and trailer are both operated just jackknife in the westbound lane.
01:02
345, 348.
01:05
340. Do you think we're going to use fire police for a traffic control or not?
01:13
Yeah, definitely.
01:14
Only is that partial lanes open right now and the other one is completely blocked.
01:20
Okay, get you coming.
01:27
Do you want to set down payment in Benmont?
01:31
10-4[1], I do.
01:34
See if we can.
01:45
342 and 345.
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345.
01:52
Probably is gonna shut down me to bed by until fire police can get in position.
01:58
Yeah, fine, just rolling up now.
02:03
Tona 4 by engine fire, respond to the area near Main Street.
02:07
For the exact trailer with the jackknife blocking the westbound lane with respect to control.
02:12
Again, that's near Main Street.
02:15
For a jackknifed tractor-trailer blocking the westbound lane, I'm the 716 on there.
02:24
The fire police up on top of Monument Avenue in Route 9, redirecting.
02:30
Have highway response here when the truck start clearing this hill.
02:39
The fire department has.
02:54
M345.
02:56
Camber 2, Town Hill,
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shut down traffic.
03:00
She's got them out, they're shutting the bank street.
03:04
Fire, like Daniel.
03:06
It's fine.
03:07
It's fine. They have.
03:09
and Yolkham has a car into a tree.
03:14
Parting is out of the vehicle.
03:17
Reporting no injury, positive airbag deployment, vehicle in the smoking.
03:22
First control lines, fire lunch, angle on five intersections.
03:26
Stunted Avenue and Yolkham Avenue will play a vehicle under a street.
03:30
According to the vehicle.
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Before no injury,
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vehicle is smoking, positive airbag appointment, Berks for clear, business 31.
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So on time.
03:43
You know,
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for evaluation.
03:48
Are you going on? Yeah.
03:56
The trailer is going to be Indiana.
03:59
Paul Edward (number withheld).
04:15
322, I'll be in soon.
04:20
The truck itself is going to be Indiana, (number withheld).
04:31
And as soon as you can, we're going to have your recognition.
04:35
Any on-call is fine.
04:57
M342 M345.
04:59
345. 345.
05:02
Once fire police relieves you, see if they can get a second one to the top of the hill.
05:08
All right, guys, we'll still coming in and they're sliding right in to us.
05:13
So you're going to do a bypass in Catamount Lane?
05:17
Yeah, 10-4[1].
05:20
So we're going to just need a second one there, Catamount Lane,
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to make sure nobody comes down here.
05:25
We're going to have the awful best.
05:29
104, C.S. 242 is going to head down to Catamount Lane and shut it down there.
05:34
I also have Hembrough from Old Bank to come down with control and we can lay down control for nearly as well.
05:41
I have four.
05:46
I just passed this is 391-100,000.
05:56
See that carcel.
06:00
From 322.
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322.
06:14
Do you know if we have to approach from both sides or any specific area they're looking for traffic control on?
06:27
M342, Bennington.
06:31
M342.
06:33
You're presenting on social media advising that Main Street between Benmont and Town Hill is shut down.
06:43
See all running routes.
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10-4: Acknowledgment/affirmative
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