Police and firefighters responded to the two-vehicle crash around 6 p.m. Monday night at the intersection of Hungary and Cleveland. According to officials, one of the drivers was forced into a power pole, causing it to snap and interrupt power for the area.
One of the drivers involved in the accident sustained minor injuries.
Officials are still investigating. Dominion Energy is also on scene assessing the damage. Power is not expected to be restored for multiple hours, Police said.
Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area.
1,190 Dominion Energy customers were without power as of 7 p.m. Monday, according to the company's outage map.