Car hits utility pole

HOWLAND

One person was transported to the hospital after a car ran into a utility pole Friday on East Market Street near Darlington Road.

According to Trumbull Dispatch, the car flipped over multiple times before stopping, said 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

Officials say an individual was trapped inside for some time before being removed. That person was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. The extent of the victim’s injuries was not known at press time. Ohio Edison was called to the scene, as the light pole belongs to them.

The road was closed for several hours because of the accident.