MVA WITH INJURIES GALES FERRY 11/26/07

At 1300 the Gales Ferry department along with Ledyard Center were dispatched to a car vs. telephone pole with injuries. Upon arrival of the Gales Ferry assignment they found the telephone pole was broken at the base with wires hanging across the road. The Ledyard assignment was split with the engine to block the road and the rescue to the scene for pt care. The road was closed for about 2 hours until CL&P and AT&T could remove the wires. One adult and one child were transported for evaluation. CT D.O.T was on scene to sand the road due to the spread of the fluid spill.


The pole was snapped below the ground level