THOMPSON — A vehicle struck a utility pole on Quaddick Road Wednesday afternoon, prompting a closure between Thompson Road, also known as Route 193, and Chase Road Extension, according to a Thompson Fire Engine Company statement carried by Northeast NewsReel.
The statement said area fire departments were dispatched at approximately 4:18 p.m. October 28. It described significant damage to the pole and associated electrical equipment, with emergency crews and utility personnel working to make the area safe.
Northeast NewsReel published that statement at 5:53 p.m. Its account said the road was closed at that time and asked motorists to avoid the area and use alternate routes. Eastern CT News has not verified a subsequent reopening or a current detour beyond the closure limits given in the statement.
Quiet Corner Alerts separately reported preliminary information at 4:29 p.m. that an injured vehicle occupant was trapped by wires and that Eversource had been requested. Its 4:35 p.m. update said the occupant had been safely removed and the utility-response priority was reduced. The account did not establish the person’s later condition or hospital disposition.
The fire company’s statement warned readers to stay away from downed poles and electrical wires and to treat wires as energized. A safely removed occupant does not establish that the road or electrical equipment was safe for public travel.
The reviewed material does not establish a crash cause, criminal charge or police-confirmed injury assessment. Northeast NewsReel’s earlier repost of Quiet Corner Alerts is not independent corroboration of that outlet’s account.
This AI-written report was prepared from readable text retrieved through the owner-authorized RSS feeds. The fire company statement was read as carried by Northeast NewsReel; Eastern CT News did not attend the scene or directly inspect the original social posts. File photograph: Thompson Fire Engine Company apparatus, photographed by Zack Bowden, via Northeast Firenews. It does not depict this crash or establish which apparatus responded.