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Trash truck hits light pole and downed wires in parking lot, Reading MA

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Reported: 12/8/2025 05:08 AM

Main St, Reading, MA 01867

A trash truck struck a light pole in the HomeGoods parking lot near Main Street, Reading, Massachusetts, and downed the power lines. No injuries were reported.

Audio|Heard on: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch

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02:14

Transcript:

00:00

Near Main Street HomeGoods in the parking lot for the truck that struck a pole.

00:05

Took the pole down, took the wires down.

00:07

No injury.

00:10

Here you have it.

00:13

Please.

00:24

Edge 4 is off for the parking lot of HomeGoods.

00:27

Redify as it.

00:28

Redify there. Redify there's still.

00:29

I'm Edgid near Main Street, Homegood's parking lot.

00:33

In the truck and local.

00:39

They're notified they're on the way.

00:42

Excellent, thank you.

00:46

The fire is on as your 4.

00:49

The 4 is on scene.

00:50

This is going to be a trash truck that struck a light pole and then took down the wire connecting it to the adjacent light pole.

01:01

Measure 4, you're on scene, trash truck, took down a pole, put down the line.

01:15

I'll be on out at HomeGoods.

01:21

All right.

01:26

Hey, drink.

01:28

Eat it.

01:30

Mass, portion plate 1, Alpha Juliet 3-7 Lima.

01:42

It's going to be Starway system.

01:48

Receive.

01:54

Gage, Ryan.

01:57

Hey, thank you.

02:00

All right, that is going to be a light pole that's in the middle of the HomeGoods parking lot with a line that's connected to another light pole.

02:11

It doesn't appear that they're numbered at all.

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Main St, Reading, MA 01867

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