North Carolina parent 'extremely lucky' after utility pole smashes through car window
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A family in North Carolina turned out to be "extremely lucky" after a utility pole smashed through their vehicle, just moments after a parent dropped their child off at school.
No one was hurt in the incident in Thomasville, a city roughly 70 miles northeast of Charlotte, which happened before 9 a.m. on Friday, according to authorities.
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Local police tweeted that a parent had just dropped their child off when, suddenly, they crashed into a utility pole. The pole ended up smash through the back rear window.
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At least 241 people in the area were without power after the accident, WGHP reported.