Vehicle crashes into power pole in Henrico County, prompting road closure

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- After a vehicle crashed into a power pole off of Nine Mile Road in Henrico County Sunday evening, the road has closed to allow for repairs. At 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, police said a vehicle crashed into a power pole on Nine Mile Road near Knight Drive. Three adults were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Officials said this caused a power and phone line outage across both directions of Nine Mile Road. The Henrico County Police Division asks drivers to use the following detours: For vehicles heading east from the Laburnum Road area toward Highland Springs, turn south (right) onto Newbridge Road then east (left) onto Hawkes Lane and then north (left) on South Lake Avenue to reach Nine Mile Road. For vehicles heading west from Highland Springs toward Laburnum Avenue, turn south (left) onto South Lake Avenue then west (right) onto Hawkes Lane and then north (right) on Newbridge Road to reach Nine Mile Road. Drivers are asked to drive carefully near the area as crews work to clear the road.