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Semi tangles in powerlines; Atchison pole knocked down

(KAIR)--A semi truck, traveling on Atchison's South 5th Street Monday evening when its tall load tangled with an overhead powerline, broke off a utility pole.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, in a release, says it was 6:30 Monday evening when the accident happened in the 400 block of South 5th Street, as the driver, Lee Vallies, of Georgia, was southbound on the street.

Crews from Evergy were called to the scene and replaced the pole and power lines.

No injuries are reported.

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