Road Closed As Tractor-Trailer Gets Caught In Power Lines In Norwalk

NORWALK, Conn. -- Norden Place in Norwalk is closed Friday morning after a tractor-trailer got caught in power lines, the Norwalk Police Department reported via Twitter.

A truck is caught in power lines at Strawberry Hill Avenue by Norden Place in Norwalk on Friday morning.
Photo Credit: *Norwalk Police Department*

Daily Voice

07/11/2014 10:30 a.m.

The accident is on Norden Place near Strawberry Hill Avenue and Greenfield Road, police said. The accident occurred just before 10 a.m. Friday, police said.

The accident involves a tractor-trailer caught in the power lines. The Norwalk Police Department and Norwalk Fire Department are on the scene. A photo from the police department shows the tractor-trailer tipped and on only two sets of wheels, leaning precariously toward parked cars and held only by the power lines.

Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

Connecticut Light & Power reports that 18 customers in Norwalk were without power after the accident.

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