Two-vehicle crash causes power outage near high school, New Market MD
TrafficTwo vehicles collided near Old Annapolis Road and Route 75 close to a high school, causing a power line to fall. The downed wire led to a traffic light outage at the intersection. Utility crews and responders are on site, using flares to control traffic because of the unsafe intersection conditions.
Audio|Source: Frederick County Fire Police (92H)
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Transcript:
00:00
Looks like they have a property damage accident now at 75 Olenapolis.
00:03
Both cars have pulled on Oldenapolis road going toward the high school.
00:07
So if you can notify, please.
00:10
Okay, well another phone.
00:12
1524.
00:13
Fifteen bravo is on the scene, Trevor.
00:17
Fire please.
00:18
Fifteen robbers, thirteen thirty.
00:25
Fifteen bravo to seventeen alpha.
00:32
Go ahead over this.
00:34
Atomic answers, they should have a power on pretty soon.
00:38
They have a wire down.
00:41
Yeah, I just got here to Oldenapolis and 75.
00:45
Where are you located?
00:47
I'm on the other side, slowing down, coming up over the top of the hill.
00:51
So are you on 75?
00:57
Yeah, I'm on 75, but it's too dangerous for us to get in that intersection right now, so just keep flares up and just keep them slowed down.
01:09
Yeah, copy that.
01:11
Yeah, there's a lot of power company people here.
01:13
And like you say, there's a little thunder vendor here at the intersectioner, giving each other numbers right now.
01:20
Yeah, I already called that in, Army State Police is en route.
01:24
Have it there in the intersection.
01:26
Yeah, copy that.
01:32
The power company says it might not take them too long to get the light working again.
01:40
Two more trucks have showed up.
01:47
This seems to be slow them down pretty good.
01:49
This is probably the best we can do right now until they fix them.
01:52
Yeah, copy that.
01:57
Yeah, Travis's getting pretty heavy.
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Near Old National Pike, New Market, MD 21774
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