Two injured in Route 3 traffic crash, Bar Harbor ME
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash near Island Takeout on Route 3 in Bar Harbor. Two occupants were injured — one seriously and another with lacerations. Fire, rescue, and ambulance units from Bar Harbor and nearby towns provided medical care and coordinated towing of the vehicles, which were off the roadway.
Audio|Heard on: Mount Desert Island Public Safety
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04:44
Transcript:
00:00
Fire one, Bar Harbor.
00:08
Is that going to be at the head of the island?
00:12
10-4[1], it's on the Route three side, just across from Island Takeout.
00:21
10-4[1], you can show me around.
00:28
Rescue 7 on scene.
00:38
Fire 21, Bar Harbor.
00:41
I'm out.
00:42
On scene.
00:45
Stand by for fire 21.
00:50
Rescue 2 is en route.
00:53
Rescue 2 en route.
01:03
Fire 21 to responding units,
01:06
stand by for seaside size up.
01:09
I've got an ambulance on scene and an engine from Trenton so far.
01:13
And stand by on patient.
01:24
We have two patients on scene here.
01:26
One appears to be more injured than the other.
01:29
The other one has lacerations.
01:31
And the other one is somewhat immobilized.
01:34
Both subjects are out of the vehicle.
01:37
Vehicles are out of the roadway.
01:46
Rescue 2 copies 21.
01:54
Mount Desert Engine Two will be off.
01:57
We'll be switching over to Bar Harbor Fire.
02:05
Ten four.
02:13
Bar Harbor, you can show Engine Six off on scene.
02:17
Mount Desert Nine Hundred and Five will have command.
02:18
We'll be out.
02:25
Four Thousand Nine Hundred and Five has command on scene.
02:34
Fire 21 to Fire Harbor.
02:39
Fire 21.
02:42
Fire 21 will assume command of the scene until relieved by Fire 1.
02:50
10-4[1].
03:04
Fire one, Bar Harbor.
03:05
You can show me on scene.
03:06
I'll be assuming command for the fire side of this incident.
03:11
Ten four, on scene.
03:20
I see rescue two.
03:26
Rescue two, go ahead.
03:27
I see.
03:30
Just checking on your location.
03:32
We still have one patient here that's being treated at this time.
03:36
One's in the ambulance, you can monitor.
03:41
We just passed Crooked Road.
03:48
Seven.
03:55
Six, fire one.
04:04
Gonna need two, 256 is here.
04:08
Flatbeds for each, please.
04:21
Four hundred and six.
04:26
Good.
04:28
What kind of vehicles are they? So I can let the tow company know.
04:37
One's a pickup truck.
04:40
Yeah, there is a four door SUV.
04:43
Ten four.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
ME-3, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
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