Vehicle rollover damages pole and traffic lights in Saugus, Saugus MA
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TrafficA vehicle rolled over near Salem Turnpike on Route 107 in Saugus, damaging a power pole which snapped at its base and causing traffic lights to go down at the intersection of Route 107 and Ballard Street. The driver was not trapped and was out of the vehicle at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Saugus Police and Fire
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03:50
Transcript:
00:00
11 reports of a rollover Route 107 in the area near Salem Turnpike, I believe it's set up.
00:07
107 southbound right in front of that business.
00:11
All right, which business is that?
00:23
I believe it's Hillco.
00:26
All right, so they're going to take up slow because we don't want to add to the chaos.
00:35
Will this window here?
00:39
Might be advice, this may be a car into a pole.
00:47
Oh,
00:48
it has an hour off.
00:50
I don't know if you copy my last 15 is in room.
01:03
Copy, I want to hear me.
01:12
414.
01:19
Can you just hang out in the air ballot in case we can you just be a shot 107 now?
01:27
Roger, try and copy.
01:29
So happy.
01:38
How was it going out there? Again, I'm sorry, move the business.
01:47
Right, so I believe it's Hellco, it's near Salem Turnpike.
01:50
It's the only business on the right-end side as you're heading south.
01:55
Got it.
02:05
15's out in the air.
02:07
No hazard.
02:09
All right, control.
02:11
I got a hole snap, car on its side.
02:15
It's not all the appropriate people.
02:22
Control happened.
02:24
Right.
02:29
11, you need us to set the 101 with them?
02:33
No, we're just gonna squeeze them.
02:43
All right, control, no entrapment, operators out of the vehicle.
02:49
Control has it.
02:55
14, you're going to 2.
03:00
No, have it.
03:05
Control no rush on it, but I'd just be advised the intersection at Route 107 and Ballard Street.
03:12
The traffic lights are also down.
03:29
O-11, control.
03:31
P.H3,
03:33
Tango,
03:34
57, 3xLT, 57, R0C.O., Alberta.
03:41
3X-A-Lima, Tango 57, so hasn't.
03:46
Let the grid know it's pole 87, it's snapped at the base.
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Salem Turnpike, Saugus, MA 01906
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