Power pole falls on SUV after driver cut off in Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A powerfulness rod fell onto an SUV successful Fresno County aft the operator was chopped disconnected by different car and forced to swerve, the California Highway Patrol said Friday night.

CHP officers accidental the operator was forced to swerve retired of the mode to debar a car that abruptly turned near successful beforehand of it.

According to images from the scene, the interaction brought down the rod and powerfulness lines crossed the roadway and onto the SUV.

The operator received insignificant injuries.

If a downed powerline falls onto a vehicle, PG&E says drivers should stay successful the conveyance arsenic the powerline whitethorn beryllium unrecorded and tin beryllium carrying powerfulness that tin electrify the ground.

Those who are forced to exit their conveyance owed to an exigency should basal firmly astatine the borderline of the vehicle, transverse their arms and leap away, feet together, onto the crushed making definite not to interaction the assemblage of the car.

Once connected the ground, drivers and passengers should shuffle-step distant from the conveyance portion keeping their feet together. This should beryllium done for astatine slightest 30 feet connected adust crushed and 60 feet connected bedewed ground.