BLUFF CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A single-vehicle crash involving a dump truck closed Bluff City Highway Tuesday afternoon, according to Bluff City Police Chief Greg Depew.

Authorities responded to the incident near Lakeview Drive and town hall around 12:45 p.m. to find that the dump truck’s bed had come up and snagged a power line, taking down four Century Link poles.

First responders transported the driver to the Johnson City Medical Center, but he was “alert and conscious” at the scene, Depew said.

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Police expect the road in that area to be closed for at least two hours as crews work clean up the scene.

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