A one-car motor vehicle accident is being handled at Summit Street near North Street in Batavia. The female driver is coherent, walking around, but will receive a hospital medical evaluation.
It's a car-into-utility pole incident involving pole No. 24 (first reported as pole No. 596), which has three transformers. National Grid has been advised of the incident. It was initially believed that the pole was split and displayed arcing electricity at the top. First responders say the pole does not appear to be split, but National Grid will still need to inspect it.
CORRECTION: Someone, ostensibly with the fire department, sent an email correcting this post:
You combined two different car pole accidents into one....Pavilion had one at the same time with pole number 596 that was cracked toward the top. The one in the city was a few minutes afterwards and was pole 24 that had 3 transformers on it.
The Batavian regrets the error and appreciates the clarification.
