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CHARLOTTE — A crash in northwest Charlotte brought down a light pole and utility lines, blocking traffic Tuesday morning.
A vehicle hit the pole, took out the lines and ended up in the woods around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday.
CMPD had to block off the right lane of inbound Brookshire Boulevard past Lawton Road.
MEDIC says one person was hospitalized with minor injuries.
UPDATE: The crash IB Brookshire Blvd. past Lawton Rd. in the right lane involves a vehicle that ran off the road & into the woods after taking down a light/utility pole and lines. Medic is blocking the OB left lane too. #clt #cltraffic #clttraffic pic.twitter.com/TzgWJnjg2m
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) October 3, 2023
The incident left a few hundred without power in the morning, but Duke Energy quickly resolved the issue.
(WATCH: Fallen trees down power lines, triggering outages for thousands in east Charlotte)
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