The driver of a ute involved in a crash that toppled a power pole and brought down live wires before coming to a stop on a footpath in Launceston reportedly escaped serious injury, according to Police.
The two-car crash on Invermay Road was reported just before 7:30pm on Sunday night, with a section of the street between Forster Street and Eddie Street closed for around one hour while authorities cleared the scene.
Images taken shortly after the incident by NTEM show a power pole that had been completely destroyed in the crash, power lines across the road and a ute on a footpath outside a local IGA store.
Police say no one was seriously injured and reminded drivers to drive to the conditions, “especially on the wet roads”.
The cause of the crash was not disclosed.
