Driver injured after crashing into Clayton Park power pole

Nov 28, 2024
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A shoulder patch on the uniform of a Halifax Regional Police officer is seen in Halifax on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese</p>

Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash on Parkland Drive that forced a closure on the road Thursday.

Halifax Regional Police says officers responded to the crash in the 700 block of Parkland Drive just before 11 a.m. A driver struck a utility pole, police say, and was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

“Traffic is currently being re-routed in the area and Parkland Drive will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic for an extended period to repair the utility pole,” police wrote in a media release.

People were being asked to use alternate routes to avoid delays.

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