Hydro pole left floating in mid-air after crash

By Mike Vlasveld

Posted May 11, 2018 07:34:00 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Sheffield Road is closed between Bantree Street and Leeds Avenue in southeast Ottawa after a car took out a hydro pole.

The vehicle took out the bottom half of the pole just after 2 p.m. Friday, leaving the rest suspended in mid air.

Hydro Ottawa said it is not unusual for a pole to stay up after impact when power lines can hold up top portion.

The road closure is expected to last until 9 p.m. while crews replace the utility pole.

No injuries were reported in the crash.

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