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Pickup truck strikes hydro pole in Peterborough’s east end

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Pickup truck strikes hydro pole in Peterborough
The driver suffered minor injuries after a truck struck a hydro pole on Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough early Tuesday – May 7, 2019

A man suffered minor injuries after the pickup truck he was driving struck a hydro pole early Tuesday morning.

The crash happened on Ashburnham Drive at around 1 a.m.

The lone occupant of the vehicle got out despite downed transformers and wires hanging around the vehicle. Paramedics treated him at the scene.

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The road was closed for several hours between Otonabee Drive and Neil Drive as police investigated and Peterborough Utilities conducted repairs.

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The cause of the collision remains under investigation by Peterborough police.

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