Towradgi smash causes blackouts

Police Breath TestPOLICE are investigating a crash in Towradgi which resulted in a local power outage.

About 11am on Sunday, a 20-year-old man was driving a Nissan Patrol south on Pioneer Road when it left the road and struck a power pole on the opposite side of the road.

The driver was trapped in the vehicle for a short time before being freed by rescue services. He was taken to Wollongong Hospital for treatment to non-life threatening injuries.

As a result of the crash, about 1600 residents and local businesses were left without power for about two and a half hours.  Police are investigating the crash.

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