A pickup truck struck a pole near 6481 North Bergen Road, Byron, and it knocked the pole down. The driver is out of the vehicle and claiming no injuries. Wires are down and the accident is blocking traffic. Byron and South Byron fire departments are responding.
"National Grid will need a crew out here," says a first responder to dispatch.
Traffic will be stopped at the intersection of Route 237 and at Bird Road. National Grid has been notified.
UPDATE 1:01 p.m.: The Byron assignment is back in service.
