A truck struck a pole in the area of 11117 Alleghany Road in Darien. There are no injuries, but the pole is down and there is "a quantity" of live wires in the roadway. Darien Fire Department is responding as are Sheriff's deputies. The truck is stopped. One lane of Traffic is blocked. The location is near O'Connor Road.
UPDATE 11:18 a.m.: The road is completely blocked and will be shut down for quite some time until the live wires can be cleared off. "A full crew" from National Grid is required.
UPDATE 11:21 a.m.: A responder says there are two poles down, one on each side of the road.
UPDATE 11:29 p.m.: A commerical tow is called for the truck, which is carrying an oversized load of cargo. The accident site is near the Wyoming County line.
UPDATE 11:38 a.m.: Passenger vehicles will be allowed to travel on O'Connor Road, but commericial traffic will be rerouted. Wyoming County is dispatching personnel to handle it.
UPDATE 12:03 p.m.: National Grid is now on location. The truck has valid New Jersey plates.
UPDATE 12:12 p.m.: Traffic on Alleghany Road is being allowed to pass the truck now.
UPDATE 12:47 p.m.: The road is reopened and Darien is back in service.
