FALL RIVER — A collision between a truck and a utility pole on William S. Canning Boulevard on Monday caused a power outage in the city’s South End that reached into Tiverton. 

Around 12:15 p.m., police received a report that a white Ford pickup truck crashed into a pole near the McDonald’s on William S. Canning Boulevard. The impact splintered a utility pole in two, with another pole at the neighboring Audi and Volkswagen dealership split near its peak. 

It is not yet clear how the incident occurred, or what the driver's condition is. Fall River Police Sgt. Moses Pereira of the Office of Professional Standards said shortly after 3 p.m. that officers were still clearing the scene and had no further information.

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