Intersection reopens after crash brings down power pole and lines
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The following is a news release and photo from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office.
UPDATE
The intersection reopened around 1 p.m. Sunday.
ORIGINAL STORY
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies are currently investigating an injury crash at the intersection of South Ammon Rd and 65th Street that has the road closed in all four directions due to live power lines down.
Deputies and Idaho Falls Fire were dispatched to the area at 11:15 a.m. finding two vehicles that collided in the intersection, which also brought down a power pole and lines at the intersection.
Rocky Mountain Power is on scene working to make the lines and area safe so vehicles can be towed; however, it may be some time before that intersection is opened again.
Motorists are advised to avoid that area and utilize a different route from the intersections a mile outside of that area until it is cleared. Residents living close by can communicate with deputies blocking the road for directions to a safe route.
One vehicle involved was driven by a juvenile, and the other was occupied by an elderly couple who were transported by ambulance to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries at this time.
The crash is still under investigation and no further information is available at this time.