A single car crash just before midnight Friday evening resulted in the state DOT closing the busy roadway for several hours while crews assessed and repaired damage to a snapped utility pole just north of Hanover Road.

It was unclear whether the male driver sustained injuries requiring transport to the hospital, but local police, ambulance volunteers and Newtown Hook & Ladder responded to the initial calls for assistance at 11:43 pm.

Hook & Ladder Chief Ray Corbo said the first fire dispatch warned of a possible extrication, but upon arrival, the unidentified male driver was conscious and alert. Chief Corbo said the driver appeared to be the only occupant of the car, and he did not require extrication.

The fire official said that the driver apparently failed to make the sharp curve traveling north on Main Street and connected with the utility pole which snapped.

The crash did not drop wires onto the roadway or cause a fire, but volunteers had to handle a minor fluid spill from the vehicle.

"Hook and Ladder remained on scene for approximately 25 minutes until the vehicle involved was towed away," Chief Corbo said. "Then we turned over the scene to police and CL&P crews who continued to work on repairing the damaged pole."

One witness who came upon the crash around midnight described an active scene with multiple emergency vehicles blocking the roadway.

At 12:18 am, the DOT sent out a notification that Main Street was closed between Church Hill and Currituck Roads, and that closures could extend to up to six hours. The roadway was eventually reopened to traffic early Saturday morning.