VIDEO: Truck Takes Out Utility Pole and Tree in Crash on North Main Street in Providence
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VIDEO: Truck Takes Out Utility Pole and Tree in Crash on North Main Street in Providence
Photos and video taken by GoLocal’s Anthony Sionni show the aftermath of the crash close to the Charlesgate Apartments and Doyle Avenue.
The incident occurred at approximately 5 PM on Friday.
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“The [driver] told me he was looking at his phone and then he flipped over the curb,” said Sionni. “Luckily he didn’t kill anyone. There’s a lot of people always walking around in that area.”
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It marks the latest driving accident on North Main Street — which has seen a number of fatalities in the past year.
As GoLocal reported on May 30, "Alleged Drunk Driver Kills Pedestrian on North Main Street in Providence."
That was just the latest in a constant run of pedestrian deaths in Providence.
In February, GoLocal reported the following:
A pedestrian was hit crossing North Main Street on Friday morning.
The incident occurred next to North Burial Ground at the Rochambeau intersection.
Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez told GoLocal that it happened shortly before 10 AM.
The victim was transported by rescue to the hospital for treatment.
It marks the latest pedestrian being struck on the busy four-lane thoroughfare in the city.
On New Year’s Eve, Edwin English, age 57, was struck and killed at the same intersection; police later arrested Ariel Acosta on hit-and-run charges.
In October, an elderly female pedestrian was hit and killed on North Main Street at Pleasant Street, while walking with her husband.
In February 2023, a pedestrian was struck and killed at North Main and Doyle Avenue.