Vehicle hits railroad trestle on Hackett Street, Newark NJ


A vehicle struck a railroad trestle on Hackett Street South, causing damage to the trailer. The vehicle was moved out of the roadway. Hackett Street South at Union was temporarily closed and has since reopened. Transit Police and EMS responded and are assessing the situation.
Audio|Source: East Rutherford Fire and Police
01:57
Transcript:
00:00
Brown and I have Hackett Street South closed at Union for now, until we get him out of there.
00:06
Reese. 114. Transit PD was notified and responding.
00:12
241, go ahead Nick?
00:13
Transit PD was notified and they will be responding.
00:16
Casey, I'm making my way up to the trestle now.
00:19
I don't know if he's struck it or not.
00:20
Receive, 161 just came in when he gets his car, he's going to head down there.
00:26
Receive. Perfect job for him.
00:28
Forty-one.
00:29
1-4-1.
00:30
All right, we advised he did strike the trestles, transit now putting him out here.
00:36
And he's going to need a TR1.
00:38
Me too, Sarge.
00:39
To stand by on the TR1, transit should be taking the report.
00:43
Yeah, affirmative, they're going to have to take it.
00:45
We've got some damage to the trailer.
00:46
He's going to be standing by any DPW lot.
00:48
He's out of the roadway.
00:49
We're going to open it back up.
00:52
Reiki! 168, how do you make it out over there?
00:54
Okay, guys, we're still speaking with the station right now.
00:56
ALS[1] is still trying to make an assessment decision.
Police codes explained
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[1]
ALS: Advanced Life Support medical response by paramedic-level personnel or units.
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Location mentioned:
Hackett St, Newark, NJ 07102
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