A car struck a pole at 7705 Bank Street Road. There are injuries and the pole is sheared off. Town of Batavia fire and Mercy medics are responding.
UPDATE 6:29 p.m.: An elderly male driver appears disoriented. A tractor driver has purposely blocked off the road, which is made hazardous by the downed pole. The wires appear to be phone or cable, not electrical.
UPDATE 6:33 p.m.: The driver is an 87-year-old male with a cut on his face.
UPDATE 6:40 p.m.: The wires have been cut and the pole will be removed from the roadway shortly.
UPDATE 6:50 p.m.: The roadway is reopened. The vehicle will be towed. Town of Batavia returning to service.
UPDATE 6:58 p.m.: The patient is being transported to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.
