“The electrical damage has been assessed and has been made electrically safe.
“Our crews are on-site.”
A Waikato Herald reporter at the scene said police had set up a cordon around the affected home, closing Kereru St from Makomako St to Edgar St while WEL Networks staff worked to repair the damage.
A black car with a crushed front was being removed from the scene.
Police said no one was injured in the crash or by the fallen power pole.
A car crashed into a power pole on Kereru St in Frankton, causing the pole to fall through the roof of a house. Photo / Maryana Garcia
Maryana Garcia is a Hamilton-based multimedia reporter covering live news in the Waikato. She previously wrote for the Rotorua Daily Post and Bay of Plenty Times.
