WRENTHAM, MA : Plow truck crash closes Route 1A in Wrentham on Wednesday, 11th December, 2019

A dump truck equipped with a plow crashed into a utility pole in the town center early Wednesday morning, taking down wires and closing Dedham Street (Route 1A) for the day.

The accident stalled the morning commute and cut power to about 400 homes and businesses. The utility pole that was hit held transformers, causing even more headaches.

Utility wires were pulled from the nearby Original Congregational Church. National Grid had most power restored about 9:30 a.m., but Dedham Street remained closed.

Route 1A northbound traffic heading toward Norfolk was detoured up nearby East Street (Route 140) to Winter Street, and southbound traffic toward downtown Wrentham was closed at the intersection of Winter and North streets.

School buses had to be detoured as well, and the lot across from the church used by students at King Philip Regional High School down the street was closed. Residential traffic was allowed in some areas.

Route 1A didn’t reopen until early Wednesday evening.

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