Overview
- Officials say a tractor-trailer snagged overhead wires and pulled down multiple utility poles, cutting power to dozens of customers.
- Police and fire reported two poles were sheared off and several others were left unstable, with no injuries at the scene.
- National Grid crews closed Central Street between Interstate 95 and Main Street to fix the damage and restore service to about 60 customers.
- Firefighters contained a leak from a damaged transformer and notified the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
- Police are treating the case as a hit-and-run and ask for video of a light-blue tractor-trailer, with tips directed to Sgt. Stephen Smith at s.smith@newburypolice.com.