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February 4, 2013

Car hits pole, causes South Side outage

NEW CASTLE — South Side residents were without power for about an hour Saturday evening after a car hit a power pole.

New Castle police reported that the collision occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Reynolds Street between Moravia and Mill streets. The impact caused a wire to break on a transformer, creating a disruption in electrical service to local residents, police said.

 No injuries were reported. Additional details about the accident were not available yesterday.

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