Vehicle slides off road near Salem St rotary, Reading MA
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a traffic incident near the rotary at Haverhill and Salem Streets in Reading, Massachusetts. A vehicle slid off the road and struck a yield sign, which was subsequently removed from the roadway. The Department of Public Works and state transportation officials were notified. No injuries were reported, and conditions in the rotary appeared hazardous due to weather or road conditions.
Audio|Heard on: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
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02:6
Transcript:
00:00
One vehicle slid and took off roadside.
00:04
Received it, Rossi.
00:10
And then we'll proceed.
00:14
115.
00:16
All right, let me know if you need an extra vehicle up there when you get there.
00:22
Copy all that, guys.
00:29
115 ready.
00:31
115?
00:33
I'm going out.
00:34
I'll get you a plate in a second.
00:36
Roger.
00:43
And 115 ready.
00:46
Yeah.
00:48
Just want to notify MassDOT.
00:51
The rotary's pretty bad down here.
00:55
Received.
00:57
Mass registration (number withheld).
01:03
Three six.
01:08
One signal ready.
01:10
Operator's vessel (number withheld).
01:19
And if you want to notify,
01:22
I believe it's our town.
01:24
The yield sign is knocked out of the ground.
01:27
I removed it from the roadway and loaded it on the truck.
01:31
Received that on the Haverhill Street side or on Salem Street side?
01:35
Salem Street.
01:37
Roger.
01:43
Control to DPW.
01:48
So FYI, I just had a car slide in the rotary.
01:54
MassDOT was already notified that car took out the yield sign near Haverhill Street.
02:05
10-4[1], thank you.
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10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative response indicating message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Salem St, Reading, MA 01867
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