Skip to content
  1. Home
  2. News

Vehicle smashes into car, hydro pole on Brooks Avenue in Chilliwack

Hydro pole broken in two, power lines down and road closed in residential area of Chilliwack
Jenna Hauck
Jenna Hauck
18389732_web1_CollisionOnBrooks1.0904
A firefighter tends to the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Brooks Avenue where another car collided with this black car and then took out a hydro pole (seen in background) at Elm Drive. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)

A hydro pole was broken in two when a car collided with it after hitting a car on Brooks Avenue in Chilliwack Wednesday afternoon.

The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. when the driver of a black car travelling west on Brooks was hit by a light-coloured car travelling east as the black car tried to make a left turn onto Elm Drive, according to the driver of the black vehicle.

The lighter-coloured car then smashed into a hydro pole and landed in the driveway of a residence about 50 metres east of Elm Drive.

Power lines were hanging low across the intersection and the road was closed to traffic as a result of the collision.

The driver of the black vehicle did not suffer any serious injuries. The condition of the other driver is unknown.

 

@PhotoJennalism
jenna.hauck@theprogress.com
Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

18389732_web1_CollisionOnBrooks4.0904
This vehicle collided with car on Brooks Avenue and then took out a hydro pole Wednesday afternoon. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)
18389732_web1_CollisionOnBrooks2.0904
This hydro pole was broken in the collision. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)
18389732_web1_CollisionOnBrooks3.0904
This hydro pole was broken in the collision. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)
18389732_web1_CollisionOnBrooks5.0904
A worker photographs the power lines down across Brooks Avenue. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)
Jenna Hauck

About the Author: Jenna Hauck

I started my career at The Chilliwack Progress in 2000 as a photojournalist.
Read more