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An overturned side-by-side utility vehicle lies Tuesday beside state Route 133 in Jay after a van hauling it on a trailer went off the road and broke a utility pole. No injuries were reported, Jay Fire Rescue Chief Mike Booker said. Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal
JAY — A van hauling a trailer with a utility vehicle on it Tuesday morning went off state Route 133 and hit a utility pole.
Jay Fire Rescue Chief Mike Booker checks an overturned utility vehicle for leaking fluids Tuesday after the van hauling it on a trailer went off state Route 133 in Jay, struck a utility pole and brought down wires. Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal
There were no injuries, Fire Rescue Chief Mike Booker said.
The van was heading south when it left the pavement, throwing the utility vehicle off the trailer. The side-by-side landed upside down.
The broken utility pole brought down power lines, he said. Power to the area was out for over two hours.
Jay Fire Rescue Department closed the road.
Jay police officer Rex Schweighofer responded to the crash. Due to handling other calls afterward, he was not available to provide more details later Tuesday.
Jay police officer Rex Schweighofer, left, and Deputy Fire Rescue Chief Corey Leclerc talk Tuesday after a van hauling a trailer loaded with a utility vehicle went off state Route 133 in Jay. A utility pole was snapped in half and power lines were downed. No injuries were reported, Jay Fire Rescue Chief Mike Booker said. Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal
Donna M. Perry is a general assignment reporter who has lived in Livermore Falls for 30 years and has worked for the Sun Journal for 20 years. Before that she was a correspondent for the Livermore Falls...
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