Staff report
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An accident in Bucyrus Saturday evening darkened more than 500 homes and sent one woman to the hospital when a car ran into a power pole on the east end of town.

Bucyrus police said the accident which occurred at 6:38 Saturday evening in the area of Highland and Woodlawn avenues also resulted in an injury to one female who was transported to a Columbus hospital. Neither her identity nor the extent of her injuries are known.

Police also did not have a complete report available early Monday morning detailing the cause of the accident.

Power was cut off to 557 people as a result of the accident and it was after 11:30 Saturday evening until all the power had been restored.