Crash knocks out power, closes road in Alta Vista

Ottawa police warned motorists to avoid the area of Smyth Road and Barnhart Place Tuesday morning after a multi-vehicle collision downed two power poles.
There were no reported injuries, paramedics said.
As of 12:30 p.m. Hydro Ottawa said that some 380 clients remained without power. There was no ETA for completion of repairs.
VIDEO: Update on restoration work in Smyth Road/Barnhart Place area from Hydro Ottawa's Darcy Provost. Cause of outage: motor vehicle accident. Smyth Rd eastbound is curre