Arrest after car crashes into telegraph pole in Co Down

Connor Lynch

1 September 2024 at 7:56 am·1-min read

Road closed- stock image — -Credit: (Image: PressEye)

A man has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit after a car crashed into a telegraph pole in Co Down.

The Ballynahinch Road in Crossgar is currently closed as a result of a fallen telegraph pole following a single vehicle collision at around 11.15pm on Satuday, August 31.

It has been closed from the Listooder Road to Church Road.

A man has since been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit.

A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police attended the scene of a single vehicle road traffic collision on the Ballynahinch Road in Crossgar at around 11.15 on Saturday evening, August 31st.

"One man was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit. The road is currently closed due to a fallen telegraph pole."

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