Power lines down across highway after vehicle incident, Rice County MN
TrafficPower lines are down across Highway 3 in Minnesota after a vehicle may have hit a power pole. The vehicle may have left the scene or is possibly in a ditch. Department of Transportation and deputies are responding to the location near Highway 3.
Audio|Source: Austin Combined (Law / Fire / EMS)
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Transcript:
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Her friends that call, I just transferred over about the power line down over Highway 3.
00:05
I did like the DOT know also.
00:08
They have a truck right in for boat.
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A lot out there.
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Thank you.
00:17
She did say the power lines were going to be across Highway 3 just south of her address, just so nobody else runs them over.
00:25
Also, she stated that she thinks the power pole has been hit and she's not sure if the car might be farther down in the ditch, otherwise they've left the scene.
00:35
Okay, hold on.
00:36
DOT just called in.
00:37
I'll give you an update.
00:39
Okay.
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State to Rice, southeast.
00:47
Go ahead.
00:52
Our DOT guy, he just let me know.
00:55
He's in route from Lonsdale, so he's not even in town.
00:59
Do you have a deputy heading that way?
01:02
Yeah, we got one just right outside that address at the Longfordman Center and one that just arrived at the same.
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Okay. Keep me updated if I need to get anybody out there.
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MN-3, Minnesota
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