A road in Wrexham was blocked following a collision.

Emergency services attended the scene at Gatewen Road, New Broughton, after a car collided with a telegraph pole shortly before 9am on Tuesday morning.

The collision resulted in significant damage to the telegraph pole, cutting the power for several New Broughton residents until around 2pm.

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The road was closed by police for a short period while the incident was dealt with.

The driver of the car suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene by the North Wales Ambulance Service.

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A spokesman for the ambulance service said: “We received a call at 8.45am to a road traffic collision on Gatewen Road, New Broughton. We responded with an emergency ambulance and one patient was treated at the scene.”

Scottish Power said on Twitter after the incident: “Supplies have now been restored to customers affected by #powercut in #LL11 #Wrexham. Thank you for your patience today.”

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Pictures and video by Craig Colville