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Accident involving box truck closes Steele Creek Road in southwest Charlotte

Duke Energy officials told WCNC Charlotte a truck hit a pole in the area that also feeds traffic lights.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Officials are investigating a crash involving an overturned car and box truck near the intersection of Highway 160 and Westinghouse Boulevard early Friday.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to an accident involving an overturned car and a box truck near that intersection around 1:30 a.m. A WCNC Charlotte crew at the scene saw the lanes on Highway 160, which is Steele Creek Road, heading inbound blocked due to the accident.

One person suffered minor injuries from the accident, police said.

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Multiple lines are down in the are following the crash, according to police. 

Duke Energy officials told WCNC Charlotte a truck hit a pole in the area that also feeds traffic lights. Crews on scene are working to replace the pole and reconnect all the equipment. Crews are expected to finish working in the area around 2 p.m.

CMPD said the road was expected to be closed for "an extended period of time." It was eventually reopened.

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