Two-car crash injures passenger, breaks utility pole


Dispatch reporting a two-vehicle crash at South Liberty and Laurel. A truck hit and broke a utility pole; power lines may be affected. At least one female passenger has chest pain and is bleeding from the mouth. Fire and ambulance units are on scene.
Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
01:38
Transcript:
Engine 5, ambulance 5, accident with injury, South Liberty Street and Laurel Street. Time out 1520. Engine 5 and ambulance 5 and ambulance 5 and ambulance 5, and ambulance 5, and Abolence 5 and Abolnsight, Accent, and (name withheld), Lower, Liberty. Burning from the chest, bleeding from the mouth. AMS 5, injured 5, requested for the accident with injuries at Liberty and (name withheld) on Liberty. Female passenger complaining of burning from the chest and bleeding from the mouth, and there is a pole that is broken in half and unknown if lines are down. We're on the scene. We got a two-car vehicle accident. It looks like pretty heavy front-end damage. There is a truck into a utility pole. Looks stable sitting on the truck as of now, but those power lines are definitely an issue. I want to notify command. I'll try and get you a box number in a second. Maybe if I must receive on scene, two vehicle accident, heavy front end damage, truck into the utility pole. and Jifur received an inquiry.
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Location mentioned:
S Liberty St & Laurel St, Elgin, IL 60120
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