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Williamstown Accident Takes Down Utility Pole

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The truck sheared the pole off at the bottom. Debris is removed from the site of the single-vehicle accident in Williamstown.
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Damage is visible on the home connected to a utility pole taken out in a Wednesday afternoon accident on Main Street in Williamstown.

What appear to be skid marks are visible on the sidewalk west of the downed utility pole.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Traffic on Main Street (Route 2) was slowed mid-afternoon Wednesday as authorities cleaned up from a single-vehicle accident near the Spruces park.
 
An eastbound black Ford pickup appeared to cross through the westbound lane and collide with a utility pole.
 
First responders on the scene reported that the driver of the vehicle was not transported by the ambulance that responded to the accident.
 
The collision with utility pole damaged one nearby home by pulling the lines from the side of the house. There were no reports of outages in the vicinity.
 
The accident was reported at about 2:30 p.m. and cleared up about an hour later.
 
     

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