Multi-vehicle crash blocks Route 146 with injuries, Lincoln RI


A serious multi-vehicle accident occurred on Route 146 southbound near Route 99 in Lincoln, Rhode Island. The crash caused injuries and brought down live wires over the highway. The highway is fully closed while emergency crews respond. Drivers are advised to use alternate routes due to the closure.
Audio|Source: Town of Lincoln Fire and EMS
03:49
Transcript:
00:00
Does it look like it's both directions on the highway?
00:07
According to the camera, it looks like it stopped in both directions.
00:10
It's hard to tell if the car is either north or south at this time.
00:14
We've got stadies on the northbound side, but then the car is underneath the bridge on the southbound side.
00:25
Traj to Chief 1.2.2.2.
00:29
Do you have any reports of any severity of injuries at either of these MBAs?
00:43
Andrew 3 is on scene.
00:49
52, we do have reports of injury that won Wellington.
00:58
Roger.
01:03
You might want to go up to 99, to pass 99,
01:08
can go around.
01:14
99 and went to one socket and make the spin or go up to 295.
01:25
North Smithfield, Salesville Road to North Smithfield to 146.
01:42
All right, I'll just be advised companies are going to be delayed getting to that accident.
01:46
Traffic is backed up all the way for 295 on 146 at this point in time.
01:53
Receive, we're still trying to figure out if the car that you're trying to get to is north or south with the motor traffic.
02:01
All right, do you just be advised that 146 north is in a time?
02:06
A single vehicle went through a parking lot, they hit a couple of others.
02:09
Here's it was one patient working with police now.
02:18
Into Parliament to Chief 1 and 5. Be advised. We're getting reports of live wires down over the highway. Would you like me to start the grid in that?
02:29
Chief 5 to Fireland. That's affirmative.
02:32
I just spoke to state police. The accident is in the southbound lee.
02:45
I'll just need the State Police have the highway shutdown, 146 is shut down at the 99 north split.
02:55
The highway is totally shut down is you want to sure go down the northbound lane south on?
03:18
And get down to try, um,
03:22
fireline commute,
03:23
notify state police.
03:25
We're going to send apparatus southbound and the northbound lane.
03:32
Receive that from Route 99?
03:37
From Seattle.
03:43
P5, just be advised that's going to be the squad engine one of myself making that track down the opposite side of the highway, your location.
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RI-146, Lincoln, RI
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