A Croydon Fire Company battalion chief escaped serious injury when his SUV slammed into a utility pole.
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The crash happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on State Road right outside the fire station in Bristol Township’s Croydon section.
Fire Chief Tom Tryon said the battalion chief was responding to the station to help get a fire truck to a kitchen fire scene when a van turned. The battalion chief tried to avoid the van and slammed into the pole head-on. The pole snapped and electrical equipment caught fire, smoldering for more than an hour.
The battalion chief suffered some injuries to his face but was not badly hurt, Tryon said.
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PECO arrived on scene and State Road in the area of the crash remained closed as of 7 p.m.
