A driver was seriously injured in an accident on Burlington Avenue (Route 69) in Bristol Friday night.
According to police, a Ram pickup was traveling north on Burlington Avenue near Elaine Drive around 10 p.m. when the vehicle crossed the center line and hit a utility pole on the other side of the road. The pole snapped and came down on the pickup, causing “massive” damage, police said.
The driver was extricated and airlifted to Hartford Hospital with severe but non-life threatening injuries.
The road was closed for several hours but has since reopened.
The accident is under investigation. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call Bristol police at 860-584-3011.
