Car crashes into electricity pole near Whitchurch sending cables flying across the road
A car crashed into an electricity pole sending it and a live cable across a road.
By David Tooley
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Firefighters were scrambled to Coton, near Whitchurch to hold the fort until an electricity company arrived to remove the pole and the cable from the road.
Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said that a crew was sent to the scene from Prees at 10.31pm on Thursday .
A spokesperson said the incident was one live electricity pole across carriageway following collision with a car.
"The fire crew remained on scene until arrival of electricity company who removed pole from roadway and isolated cable."
The crew sent their stoop message at 11.20pm.
