Power outages across Albany after car crashes into power pole at troublesome intersection in city’s CBD

An elderly couple have been taken to hospital after their car crashed head-on into a power pole at a troublesome intersection in Albany on Thursday afternoon. At about 4.07pm emergency services rushed to the roundabout on St Emile Way and Middleton Road in the Albany CBD. A Holden Captiva had driven through the roundabout and over the curb before hitting a power pole in front of the St Joseph’s Lodge Retirement Village. A St John WA spokeswoman said a man in his 80s and a woman in her 80s were both taken to Albany Heath Campus under normal road conditions with minor injuries. The crash caused significant damage to the front of the Captiva and the power pole, which was leaning back over towards the road. Power outages were recorded across multiple suburbs across Albany, affecting businesses in the nearby CBD. A Department of Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said crews from Albany Fire and Rescue were on the scene to help with oil leaked on the road but confirmed no one was trapped in the crash. Western Power are at the scene to help fix the damaged power pole.