Traffic crash involving sedan and log truck closes road, Berkshire County MA
TrafficA BMW sedan and a log truck collided on Washington Mountain Road in Massachusetts, causing road closures in both directions. A fire officer initially canceled emergency medical services but later requested medical evaluation due to significant airbag deployment. A heavy tow truck was dispatched to remove the log truck, and assistance from Dalton public works was requested for road treatment and clearing.
Audio|Source: Massachusetts State Police Dispatch - Troop B
04:47
Transcript:
00:00
You can start earnings that way if you give me a making model.
00:04
Sir, it's going to be a BMW sedan.
00:11
Road's going to be closed.
00:21
The 359, you just have one coming up behind you.
00:23
I'll try to get this closed down.
00:25
676-76, what's your 6?
00:28
676, Route 8.
00:29
Do you want to come up from the south?
00:37
Yeah, I need to, um,
00:39
I need to come in from the south.
00:41
I need to shut Kirchner road down by Delta Division,
00:44
so we don't have any inflow traffic going north.
00:49
1118 the station B.
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676 receipt.
00:57
252 to 904.
01:00
1118.
01:02
Is the EMS still en route?
01:05
No, I'd say.
01:07
Your ETA of clearing that crash?
01:11
A fire officer on scene had us cancel EMS.
01:19
They just flipped the truck.
01:20
They're going to try moving it down an open lot about half mile from the road.
01:24
It should be a few minutes.
01:27
Risi, can you just have them respond? There was pretty significant airbag deployment.
01:32
I just want to have an evaluator.
01:34
Okay, once you're clear, can you code 7 to be five? Risi?
01:38
Okay, sir.
01:41
Okay. No, ma.
01:48
1687 RWs is making their way down to you with a heavy.
01:50
I don't know if that's for the log truck or the tractor trailer.
01:54
Right for the log truck.
01:56
I know that village is here for the TP.
01:59
Appreciate.
02:05
1687, I have it closed, northbound.
02:08
Nothing else should come down.
02:09
RWs was the last.
02:11
Okay, I got one inbound to pass the log truck now.
02:14
Appreciate.
02:17
552, B6, I'll be 17.
02:21
Appreciate it.
02:26
904, B5. Roadway is clear.
02:29
I'll be 17.
02:31
Thank you.
02:37
3592,
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B4 and VHQ.
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B4. B4,
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BHQ.
02:47
Washington Mountain Road northbound just south of 1687's location is shut down, turning traffic around, and I believe we're going to do the same thing on the north side of 1687 and shut down Washington Mountain Road completely.
03:01
D.H.G.R.E.H.G.
03:06
at 359. Are there any other roads shut down currently still in that area?
03:12
Not that I'm aware of.
03:16
1118 be safe, could you back another call please?
03:20
Reachit.
03:22
You got one inbound 359.
03:26
Chief?
03:32
1118, you should be all, sir.
03:36
Thank you. Thank you.
03:42
359 to Berkshire.
03:45
Three-five-nine.
03:51
Apparently Washington DPW doesn't consider this a priority.
03:55
I don't know if you can reach out to Dalton, see if they'd be willing to help us out.
03:59
We're just south of their plow truck turnaround into Washington and the S-Curs.
04:07
Really?
04:10
That's 1687 of Berkshire.
04:11
(Name withheld) was kind enough to make that phone call approximately 10 minutes ago.
04:16
Dalton will be in route to treat this roadway.
04:20
Berthrucy, thank you.
04:28
Hello, anything to station B.
04:30
He's on.
04:35
I just want to update oversource.
04:37
There's going to be a secondary pole number six next to the primary poll 16 over 6.
04:46
Received?
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Washington Mountain Rd, Massachusetts
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