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Dipton crash: Woman arrested after electricity poles knocked over

BBC Car in bushes after coming off the road and hitting electricity polesBBC
Durham Police said a woman had been arrested

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a car crashed into electricity poles, cutting power to nearby houses.

Northern Powergrid (NPG) said engineers had been at the site on the A692 in Dipton, near Consett in County Durham, since 21:00 BST on Saturday.

It said three poles had been knocked over and 25 customers had lost power.

The car, a white BMW, came to rest in a hedge. NPG estimated power would be restored by 16:00 BST.

Broken electricity pole
Northern Powergrid said three poles had been hit
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