Traffic & Transit

Car Knocks Down Pole, Wires In Tolland

A car collided with a pole in Tolland Wednesday, fire officials said.

The scene of a car versus police crash in Tolland Wednesday.
The scene of a car versus police crash in Tolland Wednesday. (Tolland Fire Department )

TOLLAND, CT — A car hit a pole on Anderson Road in Tolland Wednesday morning.

Fire officials said the crash took place at about 8:30 a.m. near the intersection of Anderson Road and Goose Lane.

A pole and wires landed in the road and repair crews were on their way to the scene, fire officials said.

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The driver was "successfully extricated" from the car and transported to a local hospital, fire officials said.

A crew from Eversource Energy went to the scene and fire officials estimated repairs would last into the early evening hours.

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