Two vehicles struck by wood on Elmwood Ave near Route 10, Providence RI


Two vehicles were struck by a piece of wood on Elmwood Avenue near Route 10. Emergency responders including state troopers and fire department personnel arrived on scene to assist. Traffic was rerouted and lanes were closed for safety while the incident was managed.
Audio|Source: Northwest Rhode Island Police and Fire
06:16
Transcript:
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X-4, the Troopers on scene, Cranston Fire just called. There's two vehicles up ahead, supposedly up to the right that was struck by the wood.
00:07
They're going out now to check on them, if anyone can assist them as well.
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The morning, X4, we'll take care then.
00:19
See you.
00:25
175 to 220 can you come up a little bit in the second lane?
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So forth.
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42 to 175. 42 to 175. 42 to 175. 175.
00:52
How many more cars do you need?
00:56
So a couple more will be moved from the foot over, open up some lanes.
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42 X4, see if the X1 can start a couple cars.
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We're going to need more down there.
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104, X1. X2 X4 on the group.
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See?
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105 to 220. Come up and take the third lane in between cruiser 105 and 175.
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Govoo.
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194 ex-Wam and move as well? X-4AZ.
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158, X4M, northbound at Elmwood.
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Step 4? It's north-alwood. North Alwood.
01:40
All right, just north of Route 10, come take the first lane so Providence can clear.
01:48
17 on scene.
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10417. 2.217.
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2.24 to Troopers on scene.
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Sound off so X4 knows what your location is.
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Badge and location, please.
02:21
158 tax form as Elmwood now with a transfer fire
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1100 we are approaching route 10 that we're approaching to crassafide
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have one
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Forty two that's five As far as that we've 465
02:51
Next slide.
02:53
Yeah, from your vanish point, it's the best to divert traffic onto 10 north?
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Street on scene, 1321.
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42,
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42, from the operators here, yeah, that'd be a good point.
03:14
Excellent. All right, why don't we start doing that? The cars that haven't arrived that are coming south on. Let's start during traffic to Route 10 north.
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194 receipt.
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144. 10.4.
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Registration.
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Box truck, Kilo, 638.
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175-224 we're going to open up the third and fourth lane just moving over some of the voice
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Operator is going to be Brown driver's license (number withheld) Charles Ross 0311-37 and can you start our next toe
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104 motor vehicle and operator are both active negative 104
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To 42, you still want to divert traffic on Route 10?
04:35
James, I'll push them off onto Elmwood, if you guys want me to do that.
04:42
I think Route 10 will probably be better.
04:44
They can take that access portion. 175, can they take the access road to get by the seam?
04:50
Yes, they can.
04:51
No trucks down that way.
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74 144 let's take push everybody on the access road
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104-4-1-7-16 on the left of all the go south to be exposed to other vehicles
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several one eight to seventeen seven teams
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17.
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Larry's is on route.
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10-4[1].
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Dismatch from engine 12.
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We're all set on scene with you and front scene.
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Engine 12 reports all set on scene at 1326.
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Access Road.
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There's a piece of wood that's hanging off of the overpass that we're going to have to address.
06:03
Ten, four.
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Next to Florida, troops on scene.
06:12
The ATLT facility from East Providence is in Rootel, divert traffic to Route 10.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Copy
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Location mentioned:
Near Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI 02907
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