Posted: April 9, 2018 at 3:02 a.m. updated 4:06 a.m. | Source: WSAZ

CLENDENIN, W.Va. (WSAZ) — UPDATED 4/9/18 @ 4:06 a.m.
Nearly 3,000 Appalachian Power customers are expected to lose and be without power as crews work to repair a broken pole after a crash in Clendenin.

Spencer Rd., which is Rt. 119, is closed after an SUV hit a utility pole and went over the hill. The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

The crash happened a little after 1 Monday morning near the intersection of Thorofare Rd.

Metro 911 says Rt. 119 may be closed until 8 Monday morning as AEP crews work to repair the broken pole.

ORIGINAL STORY
Spencer Rd., which is Rt. 119, is closed in Clendenin after a crash.

The crash happened a little after 1 Monday morning near the intersection of Thorofare Rd.

Metro 911 says Rt. 119 may be closed until 8 Monday morning. The crash involved a power pole. One person suffered minor injuries, according to Metro 911.

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