Via Cape Cod Incidents/CWN
MASHPEE – A vehicle struck a utility pole and overturned in Mashpee shortly before 10 AM Thursday. The crash happened on Red Brook Road at Wintergreen Road. The driver was able to get out and was evaluated. Eversource reported 2,500 customers lost power as a result of the collision which is under investigation by Mashpee Police. A short time later, Eversource was able to use remote switching to reduce the outage to about 500 customers.
From Mashpee Police: On April 30, 2026, at approximately 9:53 A.M., the Mashpee Police Department received a report of a single- vehicle motor vehicle crash on Red Brook Road in the area of Wintergreen Road. Upon arrival responding officers observed a gray Chevrolet Malibu overturned on its roof. The preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Red Brook Road when it left the roadway striking a telephone pole and subsequently overturning.
The female operator of the vehicle was transported by Mashpee Fire/Rescue Personnel to Cape Cod Hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. Due to the damage to the telephone pole traffic in the area is being diverted while crews remain working to clear the roadway and address the damaged pole.
This is currently an open and active investigation.
David Curran/Satellite News Service/CWN
