Car hits fallen tree blocking Richmond Turnpike

Heard on: Caroline County Fire and Rescue

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

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We have a motor vehicle accident, Richmond Turnpike,

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2600 block.

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It's a vehicle into a tree that fell across the road.

00:08

No one's injured, but the tree is all the way across the road.

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We have deputies responding.

00:14

Do we do engine 10?

00:18

Yeah, you can do engine 10.

00:29

Engine 10, respond to motor vehicle accident at (number withheld) Richmond Turnpike.

00:36

Cross streets are Dodge Fork Road and Dry Bridge Road.

00:40

Company 5's district, respond on fire tap two.

00:44

Time out 1906.

00:51

Engine 10's responding with four.

00:57

Engine 10 responding at 1907.

01:01

Had a tree blocking the whole road.

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24, 24,

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(number withheld) Richmond Turnpike, cross streets Dodge Fork and Dry Bridge.

01:13

Vehicle ran into the tree, no one's injured.

01:16

We do have death.

7/5/2026 04:03 PM

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Richmond Turnpike, Ruther Glen, VA 22546

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 motor vehicle accident on Richmond Turnpike near Dodge Fork Road and Dry Bridge Road, where a vehicle apparently struck a tree that had fallen across the roadway. No injuries were reported, but the tree was blocking the entire road.