Vt. vehicle crash cuts power to half of community

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Police in Bennington, Vt., say half of the community lost power after a vehicle struck a utility pole.

WCAX-TV reports (https://bit.ly/1kQIquJ) the pole snapped and left 2,700 homes without electricity Thursday night.

The driver, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital in Albany, N.Y., with serious injuries.

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Information from: WCAX-TV, https://www.wcax.com