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Traffic accident damages utility pole on McGowan Rd

Heard on: Cleveland County Fire, EMS, State and local police departments
03:11
00:00
10-50[1] PD only McGowan at Gidney part of the road's blocked.
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McGowan Rd & Gidney St, Shelby, NC 28150
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As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies responded to a traffic collision near McGowan Road and Gidney Street in Shelby. A vehicle struck a utility pole, causing it to break and lean, but the wires remained up. Utilities were notified and traffic control was requested while crews managed the partial road blockage.

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