Trash truck knocks down power line, blocking road access


A trash truck has damaged a power line, causing it to hang down and block the road. Emergency crews are on site, and they are waiting for the utility company to address the situation.
Audio|Source: Waltham Police & Fire
03:4
Transcript:
Engine 8 to Walden. Engine 8. On Wilson Road, we have a power line house drop that came down from a trash truck. Your police responding will be Wilson Road command. Engine 8, you have a little hanging wire from a house that was knocked down due to a trash truck. We don't have PD responding at this time. We can send them your way if you'd like. We'll need police, and that's a power line from the pole to house. We'll need a response from Eversource. We'll send the police. That's a power line from pole to house. We'll contact Eversource. Do you have a poll number? I'll get back in a few minutes of the poll number. Received at 7.30-5. Lawthame control 4-4-3. Outback with the flight apartment, 25 Wilson Road in a truck that took down some power lines and would be caught down the street. Where's he? Bacon, command to file out. Faking command command. EMS to transport, commands terminated, rescue one to quarters, seven to six. Nylance 1 to Waltham? Nulance 1. A. Nulance 1 has 1 in Newton-Welsey. One at 736. Waltham Fire, Wilson Road command. Go ahead. CD is responding, and every source will be there, ASAP. Poll reads post-35 and it's going to house 25. Pole 35 is going to house 25 at 737.37. 4.430 is off. Roger. 433[1] to control. Have vehicles being moved, clear. 433. If you could head to the area of Mane, check for idle and trucks. Roger. Okay, we'll be standing by here. Other sources on the way. The wire is live, so no one can come in and out on the road until they come here and shut that off. So I'll be standing by. Project. 434[2] Wall Street. Wall Street. Back in the city.
Police codes explained
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433: Police unit designation
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434: Police unit designation
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Location mentioned:
Near Wilson Rd, Waltham, MA 02452
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