SUV runs up guy-wire attached to power line tower in Colorado Springs

A operator was earnestly injured Tuesday day successful a single-vehicle clang successful Colorado Springs erstwhile and SUV ran up guy-wires attached to a powerline tower.

The clang happened astatine astir 2 p.m. adjacent Colorado 115 and South Nevada Avenue, said Capt. Mike Smaldino, a occurrence section spokesman.

Crews are moving to stabilize the conveyance present to commencement extrication connected diligent pic.twitter.com/M4HHmHXpcs

— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) September 28, 2021

The operator crossed 2 lanes of postulation and a median earlier the SUV ran up the guy-wire, Smaldino said. It took exigency responders astir 45 minutes to safely escaped the driver, done the driver’s door, from the dangling vehicle.

“There are powerfulness lines successful spot above,” Smaldino said.

The operator was taken to a section infirmary successful superior condition. Firefighters are moving with the section powerfulness inferior to guarantee that the conveyance is safely extracted from the hostility cables. No powerfulness lines came escaped oregon disconnected successful the incident. An probe into the origin of the clang is ongoing.

Update Hwy 115- Patient has been extricated and enroute to the hospital. Southbound Hwy115 volition beryllium closed for an undetermined magnitude of time. pic.twitter.com/LK15o0XYsI

— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) September 28, 2021