A vehicle hit a power pole on MacCorkle Avenue in South Charleston, resulting in power outages in the area Tuesday afternoon.
The wreck happened at about 12:30 p.m. in the 5100 block of MacCorkle Avenue Southwest, near Lester Raines Honda.
The vehicle damaged the pole and downed the lines. Both east and westbound lanes of MacCorkle and the Dunbar Toll Bridge were expected to be shut down for at least two hours for repairs. Kanawha County Schools said buses that typically travel over the bridge would be delayed Tuesday afternoon as a result.
The Young Writers Competition originally scheduled for this evening at South Charleston High School has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. today instead, as a result of the power outage affecting the facility.
About 1,800 customers were without power in Kanawha County as of about 5:30 p.m.
One person was taken to a local hospital. The dispatcher didn't know the extent of the person's injuries.
Traffic was being routed down Rock Lake Drive to the Kanawha Turnpike to Chestnut Street and back on to MacCorkle.