Powerlines down: Crash near Shell station in Wivenhoe sends man to hospital

Tasmania Police are investigating the incident. Image / Pulse

A man is in hospital after a crash that brought down powerlines near a petrol station in Burnie’s east.

River Road near Shell in Wivenhoe was shut just before 2pm on Thursday.

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Police said a man who was in the vehicle involved has been taken to hospital by ambulance.

“Preliminary investigations have identified that he is most likely suffering from a medical condition not as a result of the crash,” police said.

“Motorists are asked to avoid that area until the scene has been cleared.”