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Five Mile Rd. reopens several hours after live wires hit multiple vehicles

Dump truck hit pole, police say

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Five Mile Rd. reopens several hours after live wires hit multiple vehicles
Dump truck hit pole, police say
Five Mile Road in Anderson has reopened after closing down for several hours when live wires fell across multiple vehicles on Wednesday.Police said a construction vehicles was dumping gravel before 12 p.m., when it struck wires stretched across the road. A box truck then snagged the wires, tearing poles down on both sides of the road.Watch this storyLive wires fell across the road, hitting five vehicles, authorities said.Several of the occupants were trapped for 30-45 minutes, police said, including a pregnant woman on her way to see a doctor."All I saw was wires flying and sparks, and I heard something hit the back of my car," Vicki Criscillis, of Milford, said.Another man said him and his son were stuck in their car without air-conditioning as crews worked to shut off the power."They (the crews) said, 'Do not get out because the car is grounded.' If we would have gotten all the way out of the vehicle, we could have been shocked," Todd Redding, of Pleasant Ridge, said.The road reopened around 8: 45 p.m.Authorities said no one was injured.

Five Mile Road in Anderson has reopened after closing down for several hours when live wires fell across multiple vehicles on Wednesday.

Police said a construction vehicles was dumping gravel before 12 p.m., when it struck wires stretched across the road. A box truck then snagged the wires, tearing poles down on both sides of the road.

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Live wires fell across the road, hitting five vehicles, authorities said.

Several of the occupants were trapped for 30-45 minutes, police said, including a pregnant woman on her way to see a doctor.

"All I saw was wires flying and sparks, and I heard something hit the back of my car," Vicki Criscillis, of Milford, said.

Another man said him and his son were stuck in their car without air-conditioning as crews worked to shut off the power.

"They (the crews) said, 'Do not get out because the car is grounded.' If we would have gotten all the way out of the vehicle, we could have been shocked," Todd Redding, of Pleasant Ridge, said.

The road reopened around 8: 45 p.m.

Authorities said no one was injured.