Car smashes into light pole

Emergency service crews rushed to a crash scene in Officer after a car slammed into a street light pole during the early hours of Thursday 15 October. PHOTO: Gary Sissons 218467_06

By Jessica Anstice

Emergency service crews rushed to a crash scene in Officer after a car slammed into a street light pole during the early hours of Thursday 15 October.

A green Hyundai Accent was travelling along Princes Highway, when it lost control and hit a light post near the Cardinia Road intersection about 1.45am.

Officer CFA volunteer firefighters, a Pakenham FRV appliance and Pakenham SES members attended the scene, along with Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria.

A woman, the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, was assessed by paramedics on scene but was not taken to hospital.