Crash causes power outage, closes section of Windmill Road in Dartmouth

A single-vehicle crash has closed a section of a busy road in Dartmouth, N.S., Tuesday morning.

A single-vehicle crash has closed a section of a busy road in Dartmouth, N.S., Tuesday morning.

Halifax Regional Police says Windmill Road is closed in both directions between Akerley Boulevard and Ralston Avenue due to the crash, which happened around 2 a.m.

The driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police expect the closure to be lengthy.

Power is also out in the area with 11 Nova Scotia Power customers affected, according to the utility’s outage map. The estimated time of restoriation is 3 p.m. 

Police say the investigation is ongoing and are asking people to avoid the area.