Emergency services rush to power pole crash in Lockyer as driver escapes without serious injury

Emergency services rushed to a crash in Lockyer on Wednesday after a car hit a power pole, causing significant damage. Firefighters, police and St John WA were called to the crash on Townsend Street at the intersection of Uglow Street in the Albany suburb about 3.30pm. Police say a blue sedan crashed into a power pole, the impact splintering the pole and crumpling the vehicle’s bonnet. Initial reports from emergency services say the driver was out of the vehicle, breathing and conscious when they arrived on the scene. A Department of Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman reported a second passenger had also exited the vehicle and appeared to have avoided injury. An ambulance, two Albany Fire and Rescue Service crews, and two police vehicles attended the scene. St John WA confirmed no one was taken by ambulance to hospital. Townsend Street resident Don Hyde heard the crash when it happened and came out to investigate. “I heard a big bang and thought I’d have a look,” he said. DFES said crews from Western Power were attending to repair the power pole before the vehicle could be removed. Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.