Traffic & Transit

Trash Truck Rips Down Power Lines In Melrose

Ash Street was shut down while responders assess damage.

MELROSE, MA - A trash truck backed into a utility pole on Ash Street, ripping down live power lines and shutting down the small dead-end street Monday afternoon.

Power was restored by the end of the night.

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