Vehicle knocks down utility poles causing power lines hazard, Greensburg IN


A vehicle struck and knocked down several utility poles near Broadway St in Greensburg, causing power lines to fall across the road, onto a vehicle, and onto a house. There was no one trapped in the vehicle. The incident created a hazardous situation likely resulting in road closure.
Audio|Source: Decatur County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, Greensburg Police
07:38
Transcript:
00:00
3 on Broadway, and you had a passenger plate 730, (name withheld), Ours, 730 C&G, showing 25.
00:07
That's up.
00:08
Dispatch Rescue 1strander out.
00:17
Dispatch Rescue 1 in route.
00:18
We're gonna have a rescue 1, 2043.
00:22
Just about six, I know you're 106, but if you haven't yet, will you attempt to contact that power company out there?
00:28
I'll have from it. I'll put the similar right next to the tree.
00:32
Three is out with 14.
00:35
16-10.
00:36
Main trailer, probably 39-13406, 39-1-3406.
00:41
Again, that's through Maine, it's a semi-perman to play.
00:43
Just minute before you leave the station.
00:45
We both on last station.
00:47
That's when Eddie we pulled into Shradley, the dentist office, on Stimp.
00:52
Clear.
00:53
We'll stand by station until you arrive on scene and arrive on scene and revise anything else.
00:57
Clear.
00:58
Bernie 2.30 is responding from my age.
01:00
Bernie, 2.30 at 24-D-7.
01:01
20407. Some 43, I'll have to give the trip to be in here in a few of them.
01:10
I've seen a plate on anywhere.
01:11
14-6. Go ahead.
01:12
Are you out with the truck or the down lines? Trudson, please.
01:16
So you guys locate the downlines and get this locked off, so nobody can get near?
01:21
No. Okay, I'm gonna go.
01:23
Okay, weather at.
01:24
If you still need that, I can run a for you.
01:27
You can signal mine.
01:28
I appreciate it.
01:29
One seventy-three.
01:30
Seven, I'm turning out.
01:31
I close the call. 16-7.
01:32
27.9 on the mail-air, Virginia.
01:34
16-3, go ahead.
01:35
After 6, if you can just signal it with 3 once you get here at the truck, I'm...
01:39
Apparently, it's all over the place of your damage, I'm going to try to locate all of it.
01:43
Clear? Is he got a new two there with the driver's behavior?
01:46
And driver's not really aggressive, he's just, I'm not sure, he's all over the place, really.
01:52
O-L-N, T-Tom, 6-4-1-5839, T-6041-5839, should return on an Armand-Vict-Lub.
02:03
Clear, I apologize, what was the state?
02:05
Sure, change.
02:06
Clear, 16-3 can be valid, CDO, valid license, signaling by Olin.
02:11
Are you guys going to meet me out there? Do you want to stay today?
02:14
We have to send Mike Joseph Milford here.
02:16
They've got knocked down several poles.
02:19
We do on the ground.
02:20
Yeah, there are people here.
02:21
He said polls all over the ground.
02:22
Yeah, seven good.
02:23
Go ahead. You're out here. Clear. On the rail?
02:24
That's that's clear.
02:25
Need them to disregard.
02:26
Let me get over to the semi.
02:28
They've got it stopped now.
02:29
I'm on the back street and they're over on the other street.
02:31
I'll be there in just a second.
02:32
Claire, rescue one wanting to know if there's entrapment or not so they can disregard.
02:37
...on top of a pole barn wirestatching the pole barn amory.
02:41
We're clear.
02:42
Engine 214 and squad 203 of your I think.
02:44
Clear, I'm not at 25.
02:45
Thanks,
02:46
I'm clear, 14, I'm clear.
02:47
Rescue 1, you clear, there's no entrapment you can disregard.
02:50
Rescue 1 is Claire, rescue 1 will be disregarding.
02:53
Dispatch, Rescue 1 is being disregarded, rescue want to be returning the station and close that call for us.
02:58
Clear, Rescue 1, returning 2053.
03:00
Once a meter dismouth, that was not on file a signal ID.
03:03
I'm clear, thank you.
03:04
Stretch 14 second pole, stamp completely off the bottom.
03:07
Lines are across the road as well as vines that connect to a house here.
03:10
Also went on top of the vehicle.
03:14
Go ahead. You guys are good in service.
03:15
I believe so.
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Location mentioned:
N Broadway St, Greensburg, IN 47240
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