Crime & Safety

Downed Telephone Pole From Morning Car Accident Causing Route 25 Traffic Delays

LIPA, Cablevision and Verizon employees are on the scene repairing power lines on a telephone pole hit Friday morning. Delays into the night are expected

An early morning accident involving two trucks resulted in a downed telephone pole on Route 25 in Smithtown, closing the road.

Verizon employees at the scene said the work could take “a couple hours” to complete.

Workers from Verizon, Cablevision and LIPA are on the scene repairing power lines downed as a result of the accident, east of Hemlock Lane. Route 25 is closed from Route 111 to .

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Police said further accident details are not available at this time.

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