Crime & Safety
Power Lines Fall On Excavator, Motorcycle In Ellington
Emergency crews rushed to an accident involving downed power lines Tuesday morning.
ELLINGTON, CT — Emergency crews rushed to the scene of an accident involving downed power lines on top of two vehicles in Ellington Tuesday morning.
The initial call came in at about 7 a.m. at Geraldine Drive and Hill Side Drive.
Authorities said utility wires had fallen on an excavator and motorcycle. The excavator operator and a motorcyclist were stuck on their machines as an Eversource Energy crew rushed to help, authorities said.
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Shortly before 8 a.m., Tolland County 911 reported the "scene had been made safe" and neither operator sustained any injuries.
ELLINGTON UPDATE: @EversourceCT is on scene now. The scene has been made safe. Both operators are not injured and are safely off their machines.
— Tolland County 911 (@TNDispatch) April" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/TNDispatch... 23, 2019
An excavator takes down power lines in #Ellington - they fall on a motorcyclist - the power company is here as crews work the scene. Updates on @FOX61News until 11am pic.twitter.com/ZrdpHCsDX3
— Pragano (@Pragano) April 23, 2019
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