Downed power line closes SH6 Brightwater

Sara Hollyman

SH6 is closed at Brightwater. Photo: File. 

A fallen power line has closed the main route between Brightwater and Richmond.

A power line has blocked State Highway 6 between Lord Rutherford Rd North and Clover Road East.

A police spokesperson says a tanker hit the pole shortly before 7am. The driver was uninjured

The road has reopened but traffic will take time to clear.

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