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Police conducting search for vehicle after driver strikes power pole in Dartmouth

Police block off a section of Prince Albert Road after a driver crashed into a power pole on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Ashley Field/Global News

Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a power pole and fled in Dartmouth Thursday morning.

Halifax Regional Police say the crash happened in the area of Prince Albert Road and Sinclair Street.

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Police say the driver fled the scene and a canine unit is trying to track them down.

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Police added that Nova Scotia Power is shutting down power to the immediate area as a result of the crash.

The section of road is also closed as police conduct their investigation.

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