Multi-vehicle crash on icy road in Buxton, Buxton ME
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, several vehicles, including a tractor-trailer and a police cruiser, lost control and collided on icy roads near Narragansett Trail and Salmon Falls Road in Buxton, Maine. The incident blocked traffic in both directions, and Public Works was called to sand and salt the roadway.
Audio|Heard on: Buxton Fire-Rescue and Buxton Police
Listen to dispatch call
01:28
Transcript:
00:00
31 Buxton.
00:08
I'll be in the area.
00:11
I've got about five vehicles and a tractor-trailer unit that just fishtailed, and I believe hit the other one.
00:26
Buxton 31, are they blocking the road?
00:30
I've got, they're both headed southbound.
00:33
I've got one in the southbound lane and one in the northbound lane, and me sliding sideways trying to avoid crashing into another vehicle.
00:52
31 Buxton, I know it's not Public Works' responsibility, but before I get killed, can one of them come down here and lay some sand or salt, please?
01:08
31, Public Works will be en route.
01:15
Blocking Narragansett Trail to Salmon Falls Road.
01:18
My cruiser is into the guardrail.
01:22
10-4[1], any damage?
01:27
No damage.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Salmon Falls Rd & Narragansett Trail, Buxton, ME 04093
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