Car Slams Into Utility Pole, Knocks Down Power Lines In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — It was a busy overnight for the Fairfield Fire Department as crews responded early Saturday to multiple motor vehicle accidents, according to a Facebook post.

Electrified power lines fall on a car after a crash on Burroughs Road in Fairfield early Saturday.
Photo Credit: *Fairfield Fire Department*

Two people were injured when a car went down an embankment on the Merritt Parkway in Westport during heavy rains on Saturday morning.
Photo Credit: *Fairfield Fire Department*

Karen Tensa

08/05/2017 10:12 a.m.

In a crash on Burroughs Road in Fairfield, a car slammed into a utility pole and rolled, knocking down electrified power lines and damaging the pole, the fire department said. The driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

In a second accident during the early morning heavy rain, a car went down an embankment and hit a tree on the northbound side of the Merritt Parkway in Westport.

Fairfield Fire responded to help at that incident between Exits 44 and 42.

The Westport Fire Department extricated one passenger from the car, and the two occupants were transported to area hospitals for treatment.

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