A pickup has hit a pole near Akron Road on Route 77, Indian Falls, and power lines are reportedly down and arcing.
Pembroke and Indian Falls fire departments dispatched.
Route 77 is being closed.
UPDATE 9:16 p.m.: It sounds like the driver ran down Phelps Road toward the trailer park.
UPDATE 9:30 p.m.: A witness reports that somebody said there were two people in the vehicle and one of them is lying in the weeds. Because of the live wires, firefighters are unable to approach the vehicle. National Grid will be on scene soon to shut down power and responders can investigate.
UPDATE 9:38 a.m.: National Grid on scene. The immediate area of Indian Falls is about to lose all power.
UPDATE 9:40 p.m.: Power in the area has been cut. Emergency responders checking around the houses and in the tall weeds. A resident on Akron Road reported seeing a person with bare feet apparently fleeing the scene.
UPDATE 9:45 p.m.: As soon as National Grid moves the lines out of the road, Route 77 will be reopened.
UPDATE 9:48 p.m.: National Grid's website says power will be out until 11:30 p.m. State Department of Transportion requested to the scene. Chief reports, "We've got some pretty nasty holes down here."
UPDATE 9:51 p.m.: A DOT rep not expected on scene for at least an hour. He will check the roadway damage and determine whether repairs can wait until the morning.
UPDATE 10 p.m.; Indian Falls and Pembroke about to go back in service. No word on either subject reportedly in the vehicle.
UPDATE 10:03 p.m.: Mercy EMS put back in service.
Power flashed on and off a
Power flashed on and off a number of times, seems to be back up for now.
Keep us updated, Kevin, on
Keep us updated, Kevin, on what you see.
It's an awesome show out
It's an awesome show out there! We live down the street... got Indian Falls on the radio and binoculars... can't see much without them, but we aren't going to go down there and get in the way.
Lots of trucks heading down
Lots of trucks heading down Akron road to route 77. Can see some of the action from my front lawn. Crappy cell phone pic: http://yfrog.com/ke96nlhj
Elizabeth, Kevin, you're
Elizabeth, Kevin, you're about to lose your power.
Here's our crappy cell phone
Here's our crappy cell phone pic... http://www.flickr.com/photos/65562232@N04/6077952571/
Power out again and back on.
Power out again and back on. Good thing for smartphones. Any word how long National Grid will have it shut off?
Yup, we heard, but it's back
Yup, we heard, but it's back on now... investing in multiple battery backups is one of the many keys to success!
Ok, I'm done for the night! I hope everyone is ok!
Kevin, there's been no
Kevin, there's been no indication how long power will be out.
The National Grid web site
The National Grid web site says power will be out until 11:30 p.m.
Those "crappy" mobile phone
Those "crappy" mobile phone pics look like art to me -- abstract, but art.
Hope you get your power back
Hope you get your power back soon. People need to be more careful around live wires. The person who ran away should have had shoes on.