PITTSFIELD, Mass. — East Street north of Junction Road was closed off Monday afternoon after a vacuum truck apparently pulled down wires and at least one utility pole.
The accident occurred just before 3 p.m. near J.H. Maxymillian Inc. and involved two other vehicles.
Truck, branded to Maxymillian, apparently caught on a utility pole, pulling it down on top of cars. A second pole may also have affected.
According to scanner reports, one of the poles "completely snapped" with a vehicle underneath it and wires were down in two locations.
A Hyundai Tucson's roof was smashed in at the rear and the back window broken. A Honda apparently hit or was hit by a pole based on the damage to its front end.
The bottom of the pole was hanging near the Honda and the top appeared caught on the suction boom of the vacuum truck in the other lane.
The Fire Department initially responded but cleared the scene about a half hour later. Both Verizon and Eversource responded to the scene.
It's not clear if anyone was injured in the accident. The Hyundai was being towed away around 4 p.m.; the truck and Honda were still in place.
Traffic was being detoured over Junction Road between East Street and Merrill Road; northbound traffic was backed up down East Street and an officer was directing traffic.
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