TAUNTON Developing, 8:35 a.m. Nov. 11, 2026.
A person, described on the radio both as a pedestrian and as a bicyclist, was struck by a vehicle on Broadway near Pleasant Street in Taunton shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, and an ambulance crew later radioed that it was taking one person to St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, according to Taunton Fire Department radio traffic.
At about 8:05 a.m., the crew of Medic 1, which had been on its way to a medical call on Bryant Street, radioed that it was at the scene of "a pedestrian struck on Broadway" and asked dispatchers to send a second ambulance to the Bryant Street call, and dispatchers then sent Medic 2 to Bryant Street, the radio traffic shows.
At about 8:06 a.m., dispatchers sent Ladder 1 to the area of Pleasant Street for a car versus pedestrian crash, and in a second call to the ladder a little more than a minute later described it as a bicycle versus automobile crash, with Medic 1 already on scene, according to the radio traffic. At about 8:21 a.m., Medic 1 told dispatchers it was taking one person to St. Luke's.
The radio traffic did not say how badly the person was hurt, and it did not describe the vehicle or say whether Broadway was closed. South Coast 360 is asking the Taunton Fire Department and the Taunton Police Department for details, and we will update this story as they release more information.
What we know
- At about 8:05 a.m. Wednesday, the crew of the ambulance Medic 1 reported a pedestrian struck on Broadway, according to Taunton Fire Department radio traffic.
- At about 8:06 a.m., dispatchers sent Ladder 1 to the area of Pleasant Street, near Broadway, for a car versus pedestrian crash, and a little more than a minute later described it to the ladder as a bicycle versus automobile crash.
- Medic 2 was sent to the Bryant Street medical call Medic 1 had been heading to.
- At about 8:21 a.m., Medic 1 radioed that it was taking one person to St. Luke's.
What we do not know yet
Whether the person was walking or riding a bicycle, how badly the person was hurt, and whether Broadway or Pleasant Street was closed.
Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.
Notes
Every fact comes from recordings of Taunton Fire Department radio traffic on the public OpenMHz Bristol County system, Taunton Fire talkgroup, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, calls at 8:05:48, 8:06:19, 8:06:50, 8:07:43 and 8:21:32 a.m., reviewed by South Coast 360. A crash heard on the department's own radio runs at once as a developing story, attributed to that radio traffic, and is updated as officials release more. The location of Pleasant Street near Broadway was checked on OpenStreetMap. The story leaves out names and the house number and says nothing about injuries beyond the transport the radio reported. South Coast 360 is asking the Taunton Fire Department and the Taunton Police Department for details.
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Sources (5)
- Taunton Fire Department radio traffic, Medic 1 to dispatchPublic OpenMHz recording, Bristol County system, Taunton Fire talkgroup. Call at 8:05:48 a.m. Nov. 11, 2026.
- Taunton Fire Department radio traffic, dispatch tone for Ladder 1Public OpenMHz recording, Bristol County system, Taunton Fire talkgroup. Call at 8:06:19 a.m. Nov. 11, 2026.
- Taunton Fire Department radio traffic, dispatch to Ladder 1Public OpenMHz recording, Bristol County system, Taunton Fire talkgroup. Call at 8:07:43 a.m. Nov. 11, 2026.
- Taunton Fire Department radio traffic, Medic 2 to Bryant StreetPublic OpenMHz recording, Bristol County system, Taunton Fire talkgroup. Call at 8:06:50 a.m. Nov. 11, 2026.
- Taunton Fire Department radio traffic, Medic 1 transportPublic OpenMHz recording, Bristol County system, Taunton Fire talkgroup. Call at 8:21:32 a.m. Nov. 11, 2026.