A tractor-trailer knocked over the pole holding pedestrian crossing signals in downtown Pottsville on Friday morning, according to a witness at the scene.
The incident occurred at 10:02 a.m. Friday on the sidewalk in front of the Thompson Building at West Market and North Centre streets, according to a supervisor at the Schuylkill County Communications Center, Pottsville. Pottsville police are investigating.
The tractor-trailer was eastbound on West Market and was making a right turn onto North Centre when its tires crept up on the southwest sidewalk, a witness, Ken Beury Pottsville, said.
“Right here are the tracks. Right here are the tire marks,” Beury said as he pointed out the tire tracks crossing the corner of that sidewalk.
The impact tipped the signal pole south and it smashed against the sidewalk.
Beury said the driver of the tractor-trailer stopped to evaluate the damage, then got back into the vehicle and continued driving south on Centre Street.