SOME Leeton shire residents were left without power after a car crashed into a pole.
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The incident occurred on Monday, June 26 around 6.20pm on Irrigation Way when the driver of a Holden Statesmen ran into a power pole.
Leeton police, the Rural Fire Service's Yanco-Wamoon brigade, Leeton State Emergency Service and personnel from Essential Energy all attended the scene shortly after.
The 37-year-old female driver from Yanco and a 39-year-old male passenger were taken to Wagga Base Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police said the driver underwent the mandatory drug and alcohol blood testing.
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Investigations into the cause of the accident are ongoing by police.
Most residents who lost power as a result of the accident, had their electricity restored later that same evening.
Anyone who may have witnessed the accident should contact Leeton police or Crime Stoppers.
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