Jefferson Medics and Firefighters responded to a single car motor vehicle accident on Sunnyside Road near the North Jefferson Exit late Monday afternoon.

The driver of a late model Volkswagon Beetle was headed south on Sunnyside and hit a power pole.

The driver had to be extricated and was then transported to Salem Hospital.

The power pole was severed with the pole, power lines and the transformer landing on the roadway. The road will be closed until the pole can be removed by Pacific Power.

Marion County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash.