Crash, live wire briefly close Minot Avenue

Jan 6, 2014

A car downed a power line pole on Minot Avenue Monday evening, briefly closing a stretch of road in front of Minot Forest Elementary School as a live wire was cleared.

No one was injured in the single car accident, which occured at about 5:45 p.m.

Left exposed was a wire providing power to the school's sewer system, according to the Wareham Fire Department and NSTAR.

NSTAR arrived at the scene at 6:30 p.m., cutting power to the wire. Minot Avenue was fully reopened at 6:45 p.m.