Man hit by metal bar from passing vehicle on Route 8A

Heard on: Franklin County MA Regional Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Respond to Route 8A and Heath at the bridge, just north of Sumner Stetson Road for a male party struck by a vehicle.

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That's Route 8A in Heath at the bridge north of Sumner Stetson Road.

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Chlorine Ambulance is unavailable at 1421.

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Sheriff and control, he's responding to the scene.

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Just be advised, it was a metal bar that was sticking out from a vehicle as it was driving by.

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It struck him in his shoulder and back area.

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He's experiencing a lot of pain.

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No obvious deformities or bleeding.

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A vehicle was maybe going about 5 mi an hour, they said.

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All the guys when I get on scene.

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Attention, EMTs, 1st responders, Shelburne Falls ambulance.

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Shelburne Falls ambulance, respond to the area of

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(number withheld) Route 8A.

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40 something year old male party struck by a metal rod or bar.

2026-10-20 18:21 UTC

Traffic

MA-8A, Colrain, MA 01340

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As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible traffic-related injury near a bridge on Route 8A in Heath, where a man was reportedly struck by a metal bar or rod protruding from a moving vehicle and injured in the shoulder and back.