Road in Southwick closed due to downed utility pole

SOUTHWICK, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A portion of Feeding Hills Road was closed most of the morning on Monday after a crash.

According to police, at around 5:30 Monday morning a car crashed into a utility pole on Feeding Hills Road which knocked it down before driving into a wooded area.

Our crews arrived at the scene around 7:00 a.m. where they saw a car in the woods, and a downed utility pole and wires on the east bound side of the road. Eversource reports that over 200 customers were affected.

Feeding Hills Road was shut down in both directions between Great Brook Lane and Red Oak Drive and the driver of the vehicle received minor injuries. The road reopened around 2:00 Monday afternoon.