VANDALIA — UPDATE @ 3:08 p.m.:
Dixie Drive has reopened between Elva Court and Scott Drive after a vehicle hit a pole this morning.
UPDATE @ 12:10 p.m.
Drivers should instead use National Road to Helke Road to Stonequarry Road to Dixie Drive, or vice versa.
Vandalia police are asking drivers to avoid Dixie Drive after a car hit a utility pole.
The road is indefinitely closed in both directions between Elva Court and Scott Drive due to a downed pole and power lines, according to police.
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INITIAL REPORT:
A car crashed into a utility pole on North Dixie Drive this morning, causing emergency crews to shut down the road.
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The crash was reported shortly after 11 a.m.
Dispatch records indicated police have blocked Dixie between Scott Avenue and Elva Court.
It’s unclear whether there were any injuries in the crash.