Electricity was interrupted on Gibbs Avenue and the surrounding area on Tuesday after a pick-up truck collided with a electrical pole.

West Wareham resident Janice Boushelle, who was operating a Chevrolet Silverado, said she veered a little closer to the curb in order to avoid a car traveling in the opposite direction when she hit the pole.

The impact of the crash caused the pole to lean and live power lines to hang into the roadway and on top of the vehicle.

The car driver "was over the double line," Boushelle said, "and I was trying to move over a little."

Boushelle was returning from grocery shopping at Shaw's on Marion Road. Wareham Fire Department official Bob Horte told Boushelle that she couldn't get the groceries, or even her purse, from the Silverado because the wires hanging down from the leaning electrical pole were "live" and dangerous.

Chad Coffin, resident of 92 Gibbs Avenue, said that he heard the crash at approximately 3 p.m., and called 911 as soon as it happened.

Coffin was worried about Boushelle because of the "smoke and fluids coming out" of the Silverado, he said.

"It looked like she was going to be in pain," Coffin said, adding that after helping Boushelle out of her car and bringing her to his front porch, "she seemed to be OK."

A firefighter and an EMS official expressed concern about Boushelle's condition, but Boushelle said she felt OK to go home.

Gibbs Avenue resident Annette VanderStaay said that she did not have power in her house. Coffin said that he did have power in his house located at 92 Gibbs Avenue. Electricity at the Wareham Free Library, nearby on Marion Road, was also interrupted.

Lynda Monast, a resident of Highland Road perpendicular to Gibbs Avenue, said that today's accident was the second time that she knew of when someone had crashed into the electrical pole.

"This road is notorious for speed," Monast said at the scene of the accident. "At least once a year we've had an accident on this street."

Monast added that the speed limit is 30 miles an hour on Gibbs Avenue, but people rarely drive that slow.

Wareham Police and the Wareham Fire Department were at the scene. NStar later responded to repair the pole.