Vehicle crash involves electrical equipment on atlas road, Northampton County PA
TrafficA vehicle crash on Atlas Road involved electrical equipment requiring utility crews to ground the area. Nearby roads including Route 329, Atlas, and Walnut were closed to divert truck traffic while cleanup and recovery operations were underway.
Audio|Source: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5
03:27
Transcript:
00:00
4691, the 45 command.
00:02
We have a roll back on this way.
00:07
Okay, we're not going to be able to get at him right away until PPL gives us the clear.
00:11
They got us do some grounding here and we can get them in.
00:15
Which way are you coming from the north of the south?
00:18
We're coming from 329.
00:22
Okay,
00:23
thank you.
00:28
45 command to county.
00:30
45 command.
00:33
Just an update,
00:35
just let the EMA know that PPL is definitely bringing their cleanup crew out here for this old transformer oil
00:43
and they're going to do some grounding before we can start to be moving the car.
00:47
So we're in a status quo situation right now.
00:49
I'm releasing 46 fire, except their fire police until 10 dot cuts here.
01:02
4691 to command.
01:10
PennDOT is at 329 in Weaver'sville.
01:13
Do you need him up at Atlas also?
01:18
If they can possibly close it down there and also up at Atlas, that way you can divert the trucks away from making a circle.
01:28
Tell them we'd like to close that 329 and also Atlas and Walman.
01:38
Okay,
01:45
thank you.
01:48
562, 4551.
01:53
Go ahead.
01:58
Can you also pass along with PennDOT or for flag reports with CPNL that you're going to have to monitor truck traffic at the lower end of Rearsville Road so they don't cross over Walnut?
02:12
Appirmative, I'll pass it on.
02:25
Lower McCurdy Township Cbs, 958 South Crox Road, in the parking lot, crossing Stonecroft Lane, ALS testing.
02:33
Lower McCurgy Township, CVS, 958, South Crox Road in the parking lot, for street Stonecroft Lane, ALS testing.
02:51
Command Pendut is on its way to Atlas and I will stay down here because of the truck traffic.
03:00
Okay, it could be a long day though for you, just to let you know.
03:05
Yeah, I know, but if I do leave, you know what's gonna happen.
03:16
Okay,
03:18
when he gets done at Atlas, you're going to come back and put something at the turning lane also on 329 on to Weaver'sville.
03:26
Okay, good, thank you.
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Atlas Rd, Allen Township, PA 18067
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