Vehicle hits light pole exposing electrical wires, Columbus OH
TrafficA vehicle struck a light pole on South Washington Avenue near Barthman, causing exposed electrical wires. Authorities requested a utility or fire crew to check if the wires were live and determine if the road should be closed.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 6 Northeast
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Transcript:
00:00
Hey, can you have an engine?
00:02
I think this tool is on the engine.
00:04
I'm looking to see if somebody can respond out here with a hot stick to see if some, we have some exposed wires that are coming out of a light pole that somebody took out with their car.
00:17
I just wonder if we could get a truck out here with a hot stick to see if these are live or not, see what we need to do as far as shutting the road down.
00:27
Copy, sir, what's your location?
00:31
All right, we're at Earl, 27?
00:33
I'm happy.
00:36
We are on South Washington Avenue between Reed and Barthman.
00:43
You can probably just put the location to 3.30 Barthman.
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Location mentioned:
E Barthman Ave, Columbus, OH 43207
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