Traffic & Transit

Dump Truck Downs Wires In Weekend Cape Cod Crash

A Cape Cod road was shut down for an afternoon after a dump truck struck a utility pole, downing live wires.

The truck downed live wires on Trotting Park Road between Brick Kiln Road and Percival Road in Falmouth around 1 p.m. on Saturday.
The truck downed live wires on Trotting Park Road between Brick Kiln Road and Percival Road in Falmouth around 1 p.m. on Saturday. (Scott Anderson/Patch)

FALMOUTH, MA — A Cape Cod road was shut down for a portion of Saturday afternoon when a dump truck struck a utility pole, police said.

The truck downed live wires on Trotting Park Road between Brick Kiln Road and Percival Road in Falmouth around 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Police were on the scene working to redirect drivers during the road work, officials said.

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