Police are investigating after a ute collided with a Stobie pole at Pasadena on Sunday evening.
About 8.40pm Sunday 16 November, a traffic patrol spotted a Holden ute driving on Daws Road without its headlights turned on. When the officer conducted a U-turn to stop the vehicle and activated their emergency lights, the driver of the ute swerved into a Stobie pole.
The collision bought down power lines across the road. A bus driving along Daws Road became entangled in the fallen power lines. Fortunately, the bus driver and passengers were removed from the bus safely.
The driver of the ute, a 32-year-old Panorama man, was taken to hospital for treatment of injuries.
SA Power Networks attended to make the scene safe.
Police investigations continue into the circumstances of the crash.
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