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Workers repair downed power lines on Ohio 4 near Seward Road after a dump truck reportedly drove through an intersection with its bed up, knocking down power lines Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.

Staff photo by Nick Daggy Workers repair downed power lines on Ohio 4 near Seward Road after a dump truck reportedly drove through an intersection with its bed up, knocking down power lines Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.

By Jessica Heffner, Staff Writer Updated 12:10 PM Tuesday, November 3, 2009

FAIRFIELD — Ohio 4 reopened late this morning after a dump truck reportedly drove through an intersection with its bed up, knocking down power lines and shutting off traffic.

Dispatchers with the Fairfield Police Department said shortly after noon today, Nov. 3, traffic was moving on Ohio 4 following the early morning accident at Boymel Drive.

Traffic had been closed from Seward Road to Bypass Ohio 4, officials said.

The accident occurred at about 7:09 when a dump truck drove through the Boymel intersection with its bed up, officials said.

The bed caught on the power lines there and pulled them down into the roadway, according to officials from the FPD.

No injuries were reported in the incident, but police had shut down that area of Ohio 4 for what dispatchers described as “major clean-up.”

Sally Thelen, spokeswoman for Duke Energy, said one of their poles was pulled down in the accident but no damage was done to their power lines. However, the lines of other utilities that use the poles were pulled down.

“Our equipment wasn’t damaged so we didn’t have any outages as a result of the incident,” she said.

The utilities company is reporting only 53 residents are without power in Butler County.

Contact this reporter at (513) 705-2843 or jheffner@coxohio.com.

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