Vehicle versus power pole on North Carson Street
Emergency dispatch reported at around 1:30 p.m. an unknown injury vehicle accident on North Carson Street in front of Meek's Lumber and Hardware store.
According to dispatch, the single vehicle struck a power pole in the area, and wires are down.
The Carson City Fire Department and Carson City Sheriff's deputies are on scene. The driver's condition is unknown, but paramedics were on scene treating the victim.
Northbound lanes of North Carson Street are affected. Law enforcement is performing traffic control around the accident.
The impact snapped the power pole in two, and lines are down close to ground level.
NV Energy is en route to handle the downed power lines.
An outage has occurred as a result of the snapped power pole and downed lines, according to the NV Energy web site, but less than five customers are currently without power in the area.
Power is expected to be restored by 4:30 p.m. Saturday, NV Energy said.