At around 12:30pm today, a driver collided into a power pole near the intersection of N. Olive Avenue and Minnesota Avenue.
The cause of the collision has not been determined, according to Turlock Police.
The driver of the vehicle was not injured.
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Turlock Police report that for the safety of the public, the area surrounding the damaged pole will be closed until pole is repaired. Minnesota Avenue is even closed at Colorado Avenue to the east while N. Olive is closed at Tuolumne Road and southbound at Hedstrom Road and Minnesota Avenue.
Residents in the surrounding area reported a power outage as well.
TID was working on scene and the pole was still leaning on the vehicle as of 5pm.
