Another one of Dunedin’s power poles has been lost to an errant driver.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said the incident in occurred South Rd about 8.30am today.
It appeared that a car had crashed into a power pole.
No one was were believed to be injured but power lines were down at the scene, the spokesman said.
A crew from St Kilda was assisting with traffic control and the lines company had been notified.
The incident was likely caused by poor driving as good drivers tended not to crash into power poles, he said.
A St John spokeswoman said one ambulance attended.
It assessed and treated one patient with minor injuries who did not require transportation to hospital, she said.
A police spokesman said officers attended the scene and the road was closed while contractors repaired the pole.
On Monday, two power poles were damaged: one by a possum in Blackhead Rd and another in a car crash in Kenmure Rd.
