Police blocked off Boston St. after a vehicle crashed into a telephone pole, knocking live wires into the road. (Item photo by Jen Meli)
LYNN–Two teenagers were struck on Boston Street and taken by emergency personnel to Salem Hospital with non life-threatening injuries during Friday night’s heavy rains that left power out on Boston Street near Granite Street.
Police Lt. David Brown said the 6:30 p.m. accident at Boston and Laurel streets occurred about a half hour before a car struck a pole at 152 Boston St. Live wires dropped to the ground at that location, prompting police to close down Boston Street from Stetson Street to Washington Street.
The collision caused local power outages with some power restored after 10 p.m.
Fire and police spokesmen said Friday night’s heavy rains – the most severe weather to hit the region in months – coincided with road accidents, including a rollover on the General Edwards Bridge that left no one injured.
Brown said the driver of the vehicle that struck the teenagers told officers the traffic signal was green when the pair stepped into the street.
Lynn was included in a flash flood warning transmitted at 10 p.m.