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A car crashed into a utility pole on Route 1 in Kennebunk, temporarily closing the roadway Tuesday, police said.

Kennebunk Police posted this photo of a crash on Route 1 Tuesday.

At least one vehicle overturned and a utility pole was broken during the wreck, according to a photo posted by the police. The crash occurred near the intersection of Route 1 and Waterford Greene Driver.

Route 1 was closed after the crash from Harrisecket Road to Friend Street, although traffic was moving through by early Tuesday afternoon.

No information was immediately available about the cause of the crash or any injuries.

A crew from Kennebunk Light and Power responded to repair the pole.

 

 

Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau....