Vehicle crashes into light pole, person trapped on highway, Newberry County SC

Traffic

Reported: 10/29/2025 01:49 PM

SC-34 & Murphy Rd, South Carolina 29126

A vehicle crashed into a light pole on Highway 34 near Murphy Road. The accident caused a downed power line. Emergency responders are on scene. One person is trapped inside the vehicle but is conscious and alert.

Audio|Source: Newberry County Fire

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Transcript:

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Highway 34, Close to Murphy Road, Highway 34, Close to Murphy Road, have a wrecked vehicle versus light pole.

00:10

Time Control, Medic 4, Station 5, Station 13,

00:17

Highway 34, Close to Murphy Road, Highway 34, Close to Murphy Road.

00:23

Have a wrecked vehicle versus light pole,

00:28

Ops 3.

00:33

Control,

00:35

Solidate, 29.

00:36

None.

00:41

The Solidated 29 is going to be on scene Highway 34 of Murphy Road.

00:48

One vehicle off the roadway, power line involved.

00:56

If you could get New Bear Electric and Route, pole is broke.

01:02

Timor, do you see a poll number by 10th?

01:10

Control that 15 and we can't get up under these eyes to get to the cold.

01:16

Ten-four, we got EMS[1] en route so they should be there shortly.

01:21

Control EM2.

01:23

Ten-four.

01:26

That's called fund that we're going to have to be real careful.

01:30

Control money, four.

01:32

Go ahead.

01:34

Control EM2 on Candice back.

01:36

We'll be en route. What's our option?

01:39

Controls us all day on our route station.

01:41

Go ahead.

01:42

Ten-four.

01:44

Ten-four. What's our opposite?

01:46

Three.

01:47

Control of EM2 on Canada just back.

01:52

Go ahead.

01:53

Did you read that active with Station 5 in it, please?

01:57

All right.

01:58

Thanks, ma'am. Thanks, ma'am.

02:04

Consolidated 15 and consolidated one.

02:08

Just consolidated one, go ahead.

02:14

Ron, the main thing we're going to have to have right now is traffic block.

02:18

We can't get to the person. He's in this. It's a pickup and he's in the front seat right up.

02:24

It did not turn over.

02:25

It just went in.

02:27

Can't walk again, 50.

02:30

Ten, four, we need you on the window for us.

02:34

Consolidated six and right to the station.

02:37

Ten, four, ops three.

02:38

Trow engine picking Route-on 3. 24.

02:46

Trow 32 on EMS[1].

02:48

3 .34 Command, RAT.

02:57

Service car will be going to transport from the hospital, J.F.

03:02

Hawkins. Temple. Temple.

03:07

County Control, Medic 3.

03:09

She's a medic 4 on Office 3.

03:11

Go ahead.

03:13

When responders get unscated, if you could have them advised on her patient count and patient status.

03:18

Consolidate 29, can you go back?

03:25

One patient at this time,

03:28

conscious and alert,

03:31

attempting to get vitals.

Police codes explained

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[1]

EMS: Emergency Medical Services

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