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Heard on: Amherst County Public Safety · 1/16/2026 07:31 AM
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Hey, Marshall Amherst Fire.
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Need units to respond to the area (number withheld) and (number withheld)-(number withheld) Cherry Hill Road, five hundred (number withheld)-(number withheld) Cherry Hill for some sort of utility line that's hanging across the roadway hitting cars.
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Utility line causes road hazard near Cherry Hill Rd

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were called to Cherry Hill Road in Amherst for a possible road hazard involving a hanging utility line striking vehicles. The incident may have caused temporary traffic disruption while responders worked to secure the area.

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Cherry Hill Rd, Amherst, VA 24521
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