These pictures snatched from TV tonight (Tuesday, May 21) show the splintered hydro poles along County Road 10 near Alliston this afternoon where several drivers were trapped. The poles began to fall like ten pins when a freak wind and rainstorm blasted through the area blowing some vehicles, including an OPP cruiser, right off the road. One driver is shown on CP24 saying that he watched a live, high voltage power line laying across his rear view mirror begin to melt the metal. Other drivers said they watched in amazement as the poles began to fall, domino-like trapping their cars in a tangle of wood and wire. OPP warned motorists to stay in their vehicles until power was turned off and they were able to safely leave. The Honda Motor Co. cancelled today’s afternoon shift because of dangerous conditions.
