Osoyoos driver escapes injury after hitting utility pole
Power is back on following a single vehicle collision that destroyed a utility pole in Osoyoos this morning.
Osoyoos RCMP and first responders were called to a single vehicle collision on 87 Street just south of 120th Avenue around 8:16 a.m. today, May 21,
A Toyota 4 Runner travelling northbound on 87th Street went off the road and struck a utility pole, according to an RCMP media release.
The pole was destroyed, bringing hydro lines down onto the road and cutting power to parts of Osoyoos.
Witnesses saw a man leaving the scene on foot. The man, a 46-year-old who lived nearby, eventually called police from his residence. He was uninjured.
He told police he swerved to avoid a deer that walked out in front of him.
Speed appears to be a contributing factor in the collision, RCMP said.
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