Tractor-trailer crashes into power lines, causing outage in Ossining

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Tractor-trailer crashes into pole, knocks out power in Ossining

Northbound Route 9 will be closed for much of the day Wednesday as a result of the crash.

OSSINING, Westchester County (WABC) -- A tractor-trailer crashed into power lines in Ossining, causing a power outage and road closure on Wednesday morning.

It happened overnight near Havell Street, taking the lines down across Route 9.

Ossining police said southbound Route 9 reopened later in the morning, while northbound Route 9 is expected to be closed for much of the day Wednesday.

There are some schools nearby, and school buses were rerouted.

Nearly 400 Con Edison customers in Ossining were without power.

There were no serious injuries in the crash, police say.

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