A driver was rescued by bystanders and a hybrid vehicle caught on fire during a crash in Terryville on Saturday night that brought down multiple poles.
Firefighters responded to East Plymouth Road around 11 p.m. for a report of a vehicle fire with someone trapped.
Dispatchers reported the vehicle had been involved in a rollover crash, was on fire and bystanders were attempting to rescue the driver.
According to fire officials, the driver was freed by bystanders and was in their care. The vehicle was found overturned, was fully engulfed in flames and was resting against a telephone pole with another telephone pole broken in half and hanging over the road.
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Authorities said firefighting efforts were complicated by a ruptured fuel tank and an electric battery from the hybrid vehicle. It took about 25 minutes to bring the fire under control.
The driver was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries.
The road was briefly closed throughout the night and into the evening. It has since reopened.
