Traffic accident causes injury and downed power pole, Portage MI


A traffic accident occurred near Center Avenue and Sprinkle Road, causing at least one injury. A utility pole was knocked completely out of the ground and remains electrified. The accident led to the closure of Sprinkle Road from Center to Tiffany. Emergency services and the utility company were notified and responded to the scene.
Audio|Source: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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Transcript:
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Just advising, we do have an injury that's going to be on center just east of Sprinkle.
00:08
We're trying to get a vehicle description.
00:10
Copy. We're just about there.
00:12
Thank you. 10-4[1].
00:14
Can you mark 12 one available please?
00:16
Absolutely at 1546.
00:18
For traffic, move fire attack 10, sprinkle, center.
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Clear moving to fire tax 10 for portages, accent, center, and sprinkle.
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Watching show Live Minute at 31 on-scene center in Springles.
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Show life on-scene at 1547.
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Okay. Bench, have you notified consumers?
00:32
Working on calling now.
00:37
Do one? Go ahead.
00:42
Reference operation traffic, can you, I know that lane one, two, and the turn lane are shut down.
00:48
You said north of the wires.
00:50
Is the entire intersection shutdown or what would you like added into that?
00:53
To sprinkle from center to Tiffany will be closed off.
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To Tiffany will be closed off.
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Then when you get all the consumers tell them that they have a pole splitting half, completely out of the ground.
01:08
1281 just confirming you said a pool that's completely out of the ground that is still hot
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Affirmative.
01:15
10-4[1], thank you.
01:17
Summer, we now have cars that we need to.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Message received
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Location mentioned:
S Sprinkle Rd & E Centre Ave, Portage, MI 49002
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