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Pole struck by vehicle on North Bergen Road, Byron

By Howard B. Owens

A motor vehicle has struck a utility pole in the area of 6591 North Bergen Road, Byron.

The pole is sheared and behind held up by wires, but there are also wires down in the roadway.

No report on injuries.

Byron and South Byron fire departments, along with Mercy EMS, dispatched.

UPDATE 6:32 p.m.: Mutual aid requested from Bergen Fire.

UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: Responders can slow to non-emergency, a chief on scene tells dispatchers. National Grid requested to the scene.

UPDATE 6:35 p.m.: Patient is expected to be a sign-off. He seems to have "a very, very minor injury on his wrist."

UPDATE 6:42 p.m.: Bergen Fire is re-routing from Byron's call to a report of wires down in the village, between Rochester Street and the library.

UPDATE 6:57 p.m.: On the call in Bergen: The lines down appear to be communication lines. Spectrum to be notified. Bergen Electric does not need to respond.

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