Two-car crash with injury on Newport Pell Bridge

Heard on: Newport Fire

02:02

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

00:00

Station one, car two, respond to the Newport Pell Bridge, westbound lane,

00:07

high-speed lane, for a two-car MVA with airbag deployment, unknown on injuries.

00:19

Rescue three, respond one.

00:23

(name withheld), J.P.

00:24

Boulevard.

00:26

Patient complaining of head and neck pain.

00:29

Time out, (number withheld).

00:34

Car two to fire alarm.

00:39

Go for fire alarm.

00:42

Keep the Newport Bridge incident on the main 800, and repeat the dispatch again on the location.

00:54

Received. The location of the MVA is going to be the westbound lane in the high-speed lane on the Newport Pell Bridge.

01:06

All right, can you see if police can shut down traffic entering onto the bridge?

01:15

Received.

01:21

A lot of ones on the way.

01:28

Car two from fire alarm.

01:31

MPD's been notified. They have units en route as well as state police with units en route.

01:41

Car two to fire alarm.

01:48

Fire alarm.

01:54

Approaching the scene, if you could reiterate to Newport Police that we need traffic shut down on entering the bridge so we can work up here.

7/23/2026 09:31 AM

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Claiborne Pell/Newport Bridge, RI-138, Jamestown, RI 02835

Two-car crash with injury on Newport Pell Bridge

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported two-vehicle crash with airbag deployment in the westbound high-speed lane of the Newport Pell Bridge. One person was described as having head and neck pain, and police were asked to shut down traffic entering the bridge while responders worked at the scene.

Two-car crash with injury on Newport Pell Bridge

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