Tractor-trailer collides with power pole off McGregor Blvd in Fort Myers

Writer: Joey Pellegrino
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A broken power pole and a downed power line at McGregor Boulevard and Victoria Avenue, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Credit: WINK News

A tractor-trailer collided with a power pole off McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers on Thursday morning.

A tractor-trailer that crashed with a power line off McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Credit: WINK News

According to the Fort Myers Police Department, the crash brought down a power line and temporarily shut down McGregor at the Victoria Avenue intersection. A piece of the tractor-trailer’s equipment knocked down the pole after the driver underestimated the size of the vehicle.

A downed power line blocks the road at McGregor Boulevard and Victoria Avenue, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Credit: WINK News

Centurylink handled the downed power line, not Florida Power & Light.

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