Traffic accident causes utility pole to fall on RI-146, North Smithfield RI
TrafficA traffic accident on Route 146 near Sayles Hill caused a utility pole to fall, leaving wires across both lanes. Traffic is stopped in both directions. Emergency services including fire and energy company are responding.
Audio|Source: Northwest Rhode Island Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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6.6,
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all lanes of travel are stopped.
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Looks like there's wires across the vehicles.
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The utility pole came down and there's wires across the vehicles.
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Proceeds for all contactivity.
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They're already unseen.
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You're going to be fired in possibly Rhode Island Energy.
00:34
Receive, thank you, sir.
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Both more seven come.
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27-20-20-minute route as well.
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Receive.
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One problem, man.
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Network.
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I want to responding, Lincoln fires and route.
01:05
That's what?
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First, service seat.
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Forrestity-6W.
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1617.
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1417.
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147 X1.
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Next one. Excellent. Looks like traffic's backing up, 146 more bound prior to send LM. should be approaching you in short.
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No.
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No.
01:41
X5 to X1 X1 sir if we're able to get a cruiser to push traffic onto 99 then those vehicles will be able to take sales heels and get around that single five.
02:00
receive sir X1 27 you have that.
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27 receive that work.
02:09
147 I'm out with it. The accident is southbound but the cable is going across both lanes of travel on the highway.
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I'm currently northbound prior to Sayles Hill.
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Receive, sir.
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187 next one, just so you have it.
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72 and I run away out there.
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Receive, sir, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
RI-146 & Sayles Hill Rd, North Smithfield, RI 02896
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