MANCHESTER, Conn. (WFSB) - A person was hospitalized after a car struck a light pole on I-84 east in Manchester on Thursday.

Around 8 p.m., crews said a car left a highway, struck the pole, and severed it.

The crash happened near exit 63.

According to the fire department, one person was brought to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Firefighters said other cars were damaged by the debris in the roadway.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation was working to repair the pole.

No further information was released.

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