A section of West Whitehall Road was closed for hours Tuesday after an tractor-trailer brushed a utility pole, snapping the pole in two. It happened around 9:00 a.m.
No one was reported hurt but a low-voltage power line was ripped down along with some other wires. A small army of repair crews from West Penn Power and Verizon responded to the mishap.
It took several hours to replace the wires that were draped across the street. West Penn Power says that only two homes were affected by the accident. Electric service to those homes was restored later in the afternoon.
It’s not clear what caused the incident. Tractor-trailer’s don’t normally travel down the narrow stretch of West Whitehall road where the accident happened. No word on whether any charges will be filed against the truck driver.
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