Vehicle hits railroad crossing gate; signal damaged


Description: A vehicle hit a railroad crossing gate causing major damage to the signal. Police and medical responders are on site as repair crews prepare to restore the crossing, which is currently out of service. It is raining heavily and authorities discuss next steps.
Audio|Source: Sedgwick County Area Railroads
01:55
Transcript:
00:09BASher 490.00:11Be Parker, he's dispatcher.00:14By it, sir.00:16I'm here at 21st Street on these wrecked.00:20Do you know if signal has been called?00:22Signal has been calls, and I advise them that there was major damage because of the vehicle hitting the gate and or mast.00:38Pulse are almost just barely hanging, so I'm going to try to get a machine see if I can straighten it.00:46Take up the rest of the debris from the main and try to get this back on service.00:53I appreciate it.00:54I do have an XG protecting that crossing, and that'll be out until we get a full repair done, but is EMS still on the scene at all or is...01:08hit the signal and the rollover.01:11I got the police at the scene.01:16It's raining like crazy, so I don't know if they got a tow truck coming, but signal's got to be here before this thing falls to the ground on that whole thing.01:27Copy.01:28Okay, I appreciate it.01:30Do what you can. Let me keep me posted.01:32If there's anything I can do on my end, let me know.01:35Copy that flat warning.01:36What time is it expires?01:40The flood warning of North doesn't expire until 9.01:44Copy that.01:45I just got a call for it, so I'll take care of this and I'll try to head that way.01:52Yeah, given that time and what I've been seeing, then...
00:09
BASher 490.
00:11
Be Parker, he's dispatcher.
00:14
By it, sir.
00:16
I'm here at 21st Street on these wrecked.
00:20
Do you know if signal has been called?
00:22
Signal has been calls, and I advise them that there was major damage because of the vehicle hitting the gate and or mast.
00:38
Pulse are almost just barely hanging, so I'm going to try to get a machine see if I can straighten it.
00:46
Take up the rest of the debris from the main and try to get this back on service.
00:53
I appreciate it.
00:54
I do have an XG protecting that crossing, and that'll be out until we get a full repair done, but is EMS still on the scene at all or is...
01:08
hit the signal and the rollover.
01:11
I got the police at the scene.
01:16
It's raining like crazy, so I don't know if they got a tow truck coming, but signal's got to be here before this thing falls to the ground on that whole thing.
01:27
Copy.
01:28
Okay, I appreciate it.
01:30
Do what you can. Let me keep me posted.
01:32
If there's anything I can do on my end, let me know.
01:35
Copy that flat warning.
01:36
What time is it expires?
01:40
The flood warning of North doesn't expire until 9.
01:44
Copy that.
01:45
I just got a call for it, so I'll take care of this and I'll try to head that way.
01:52
Yeah, given that time and what I've been seeing, then...
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E 21st St N, Kansas
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