Power has been restored to over 1,600 homes in Launceston this evening after a car crashed into a pole.
Emergency services were called to the incident on Penquite Road in Newstead just before 5pm on Saturday.
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Firefighters arrived to find a Toyota RAV4 had wiped out a pole, causing it to dislodge from the ground and fall onto the car.
Live wires were brought down across the road as a result of the crash.
Exact injuries sustained by the driver are not yet known.
