The driver who struck the utility pole was uninjured in the Tuesday morning crash, but a stretch of Allen Street was closed to traffic as workers secured the damaged pole.
A section of Allen Street between Cooley Street and Bicentennial Highway was closed Tuesday morning after a driver crashed into a utility pole.SPRINGFIELD -- City police are advising morning commuters to avoid Allen Street between Bicentennial Highway and Cooley Street until crews repair a utility pole damaged in a car accident around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.
A vehicle crashed into a pole in the vicinity of Bicentennial Plaza and Family Care Medical Center, sheering the pole in two, according to Springfield Police Sgt. Dennis Prior.
Prior said the driver was uninjured in the incident. Police did not release the driver's name.
As a result of the crash, the stretch of Allen Street running from its intersection with Bicentennial Highway east toward Cooley Street remained closed as of 8 a.m.
Prior urged motorists to take alternate routes to avoid delays during their morning commutes.
Crews from Western Massachusetts Electric Co. were tending to the damaged pole.
THE MAP BELOW shows the approximate locale of where a vehicle struck and damaged a utility pole Tuesday morning on Allen Street, a portion of which was closed to traffic: