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This stretch of Staples Mill Road will be closed for 12 hours after car hits utility pole

Richmond news and weather update for Saturday, July 20
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HENRICO COUNTY Va. -- A stretch of Staples Mill Road is expected to be closed through at least 1 p.m. Saturday after a crash.

The single-vehicle crash happened near the intersection of Staples Mill Road and Talley Road after a vehicle hit a utility pole. That downed police was blocking traffic in both directions of Staples Mill Road.

As a result, Staples Mill Road between Talley Road and Glenside Drive will closed for roughly 12 hours, police said in an email around 1:20 a.m.

"We are asking motorists to avoid the area," police said.

This is a developing story. Email the CBS 6 Newsroom if you have additional information to share.

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