Vehicle hits utility pole near Portland Road in Buxton, Cumberland County ME
TrafficA vehicle crashed into a utility pole near Portland Road and Town Farm Road in Buxton, Maine. The crash brought down power lines and blocked the road. The driver reported no injuries. Emergency services responded, and the road was closed for safety due to downed live wires.
Audio|Source: Cumberland County Public Safety
05:27
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, we can put a tone out for motor vehicle crash.
00:02
That'd be great.
00:04
The vehicle on the southbound entrance ramp at 36 south.
00:11
Caller said the vehicle hit the guardrail and was abandoned.
00:14
Caller did not stop.
00:16
Turnpike also called us on this.
00:18
Again, you're covered in static.
00:22
Sound four.
00:23
I'll be out.
00:24
Three moments.
00:26
There's one.
00:29
Boxes it from Mammell 425.
00:33
It's 425.
00:38
Patient denying any injuries here.
00:41
We do have some low power lines with some lines on the road.
00:45
It looks like calm lines.
00:46
Primaries are still up, but they're hanging very low.
00:49
We're going to need fire police and likely an engine down here.
00:56
Copy, patient, any injuries, power lines in the road,
01:00
like fire police, and then the engine.
01:04
20 minutes.
01:06
Here's the premise as much as I could, I put both of the owner's name, as best as I know it, and numbers in the call.
01:13
You can close it out on the report.
01:15
Okay. Okay.
01:39
Bucks on the air tugging motor vehicle crash for Buckson engine 412 and fire police to respond to the area of Portland Road at Town Farm Road for a vehicle versus pole that some power lines down.
02:03
Buckston, the air transmitting motor vehicle crash for Buxton engine 412 and Fire Police to join Ambulance 425 in the area of Portland Road at Town Farm Road for a vehicle versus pole with power lines in the road.
02:30
144 arrested 1.44.
02:35
Boxing from Portland Road, command.
02:38
Chance my traffic that I'm in route to assist driver.
02:41
10-4[1].
02:44
This is it going to give you pole number 24, CMP pole number 24,
02:50
it's right at Town Farm Road in Portland Road, but it's going to be the next one up that's snapped right off at the base.
02:57
Copy C&P pole 24 sounds at the base.
03:00
Bill is bottom now.
03:04
I am, yes.
03:07
Truck and the driver now has counting people on it.
03:13
See if I can find a reason to stop it.
03:31
Command engine 412.
03:34
23.
03:35
We're back in quarters.
03:36
Kind of going to point.
03:40
If you come across Pease Road, then come up to the intersection of Portland Road and town farm lobby block there,
03:48
and we're going to have to turn people around.
03:50
Their son is not currently on scene.
03:55
Five to eight, I'm wondering if it went up Cross Hill, nothing's come down this way yet.
04:01
Yeah, I must have.
04:03
Time now.
04:13
Captain 450 bucks and I'll be in route.
04:17
I'll be Captain 415 in route.
04:24
Command, Buxton.
04:28
Command.
04:29
The road is going to have to be shut down here at this intersection.
04:37
We have wires across the road and it's impassable.
04:44
The road needs to be shut down at that intersection.
04:47
Wires across the road, it's impossible.
04:55
On 2242, you show you in your room.
04:59
Bobby G44 in room.
05:07
Command and Captain 450.
05:11
Captain 450 answering command.
05:16
Can you shut the road down at Portland Road and Peas and have people divert up Peas Road.
05:23
Copy down, Pullman, please be there in about three minutes.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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